A baraita and the Tosefta are both extra-canonical teachings of the Oral Law from the Tannaitic period that were excluded from the official Mishnah compiled by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi. A baraita is a general term for any external teaching, while the Tosefta is a specific, single edited book containing these supplementary laws.
What is baraita?
ReplyDeleteIn oral law, one can talk about multiple authors and edits. Without being an apikorus.
ReplyDeleteA baraita and the Tosefta are both extra-canonical teachings of the Oral Law from the Tannaitic period that were excluded from the official Mishnah compiled by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi. A baraita is a general term for any external teaching, while the Tosefta is a specific, single edited book containing these supplementary laws.
ReplyDeleteAre they extra canonical? Or have they become absorbed into the oral law canon?
DeleteYou're asking us? Really?
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's good to ask basic questions and think more like a beginner than an expert.
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