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 | | TALMUD [Talmud] [Aramaic from Heb.,=learning], in Judaism, vast compilation of the Oral Law with rabbinical elucidations, elaborations, and commentaries, in contradistinction to the Scriptures or Written Laws. |
 | | The legal sections of the Talmud are known as the halakah ; the poetical digressions, illustrating the application of religious and ethical principles through parables, legends, allegories, tales, and anecdotes, constitute the Aggada. |
 | | The term Talmud is sometimes used to refer to the Gemara alone. |
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