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The Oral Law – the explanations, interpretations and rulings of the Written Law – was originally committed to memory and was transmitted orally, from teacher to student.
The word beraita means “outside” of the six orders of the Mishnah
He composed the six orders of the Mishnah, which was completed around the year 3949 (189 CE). Although the Mishnah encapsulates the entire Oral Law, many variant versions, additional explanations, clarifications and rulings were not included in the Mishnah. These were later compiled in works called the Beraitot (plural of Beraita) by Rabbi Chiya and Rabbi Oshia and others. The word beraita means “outside” of the six orders of the Mishnah. Its authority is somewhat less than the authority of Mishnaic rulings.
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