Talmudic texts
Etymology
Talmud translates as "instruction, learning", from the Semitic root LMD, meaning "teach, study".[6]
The entire Talmud consists of 63 tractates, and in the standard print, called the Vilna Shas, there are 2,711 double-sided folios.[5]
It is written in Mishnaic Hebrew and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and contains the teachings and opinions of thousands of rabbis (dating from before the Common Era through to the fifth century) on a variety of subjects, including halakha, Jewish ethics, philosophy, customs, history, and folklore, and many other topics.
The Talmud is the basis for all codes of Jewish law and is widely quoted in rabbinic literature.