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The minor tractates (Hebrew: מסכתות קטנות, masechtot qetanot) are essays from the Talmudic period or later dealing with topics about which no formal tractate exists in the Mishnah. They may thus be contrasted to the Tosefta , whose tractates parallel those of the Mishnah .
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Masekhet Chapters Mishnahs Pages of Gemara Talmud Bavli Pages of Gemara Yerushalmi; Seder Zeraim 11 masechtot 75 655 63 744 Berakhot: 9 57 64 94 Pe'ah: 8 69
The "major" tractates, those of the Mishnah itself, are organized into six groups, called sedarim, while the minor tractates, which were not canonized in the Mishnah, stand alone. The Mishnah comprises sixty-three tractates, each of which is divided into chapters and paragraphs. The same applies to the Tosefta.
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The minor tractate Sefarim, edited by Schönblum, is not earlier (as he assumes) but rather later than Masseket Sefer Torah, from which it is an extract. The name "Sefarim" (= "books") is merely the plural of "sefer," designating the Torah as "the book" par excellence.
Derekh Eretz Rabbah (Hebrew: דרך ארץ רבה; abbreviated DER) is one of the minor tractates (מסכתות קטנות) of the Talmud. In the editions of the latter the tractate Derekh Eretz consists of three divisions: Derek Eretz Rabbah ("Large Derekh Eretz") Derek Eretz Zuta ("Small Derekh Eretz") Perek ha-Shalom ("Section on Peace")
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