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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 .
10 masechtot 74 685 682 301 Bava Kamma: 10 79 119 40 Bava Metzia: 10 101 119 35 Bava Batra: 10 86 176 39 Sanhedrin: 11 71 113 75 Makkot: 3 34 24 11 Shevu'ot: 8 62 49 49 Eduyot: 8 74 — — Avodah Zarah: 5 50 76 34 Pirkei Avot: 6 108 — — Horayot: 3 20 14 18 Seder Kodashim 11 masechtot 91 590 558 — Zevahim: 14 101 120 — Menachot: 13 93 ...
The word masechet (מַסָּכֶת) appears in the Hebrew Bible denoting web or texture (Judges 16:13–14). The plain Hebrew meaning of the word is the warp and weft used in weaving . By extension , the word has been used to refer to a work of in-depth examination of a topic comprising discussions, research and conclusions.
Soferim may be divided into three main divisions: chapters 1–5, 6–9, and 10–21, the last of which is subdivided into two sections, 10-15 and 16:2-21. The tractate derives its name from its first main division (chapters 1–5), which treats of writing scrolls of the Law , thus conforming to the ancient custom of naming a work according to ...
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")
Avot of Rabbi Natan, also known as Avot de-Rabbi Nathan (ARN) (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אבות דרבי נתן), the first and longest of the minor tractates of the Talmud, is a Jewish aggadic work probably compiled in the geonic era (c.700–900 CE). It is a commentary on an early form of the Mishnah.
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Ein Yaakov (Hebrew: עין יעקב, "Jacob's Well") is a 16th-century compilation of all the Aggadic material in the Talmud together with commentaries. [1] [2] [3] Its introduction contains an account of the history of Talmudic censorship and the term Gemara.