Tosefta
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The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tosefta canonical | 34 |
| Tosefta Ki-Fshutah | 1 |
| Tosefta Peah | 1 |
| Tosefta Sukkah | 1 |
| baraita | 1 |
| תוספתא מסכת ביכורים | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376792 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tosefta Context triple: [Mishnah, studiedAlongWith, Tosefta]
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A.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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B.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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C.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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D.
Aggadah
Aggadah is the non-legal component of rabbinic literature, encompassing narrative, ethical teachings, theology, and folklore found in the Talmud and Midrash.
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E.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tosefta Target entity description: The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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A.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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B.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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C.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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D.
Aggadah
Aggadah is the non-legal component of rabbinic literature, encompassing narrative, ethical teachings, theology, and folklore found in the Talmud and Midrash.
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E.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal text
ⓘ
halakhic work ⓘ rabbinic text ⓘ supplement to the Mishnah ⓘ tannaitic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tannaim ⓘ |
| citationForm | Tos. + tractate name ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| contains |
aggadic material
ⓘ
halakhic material ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
early 3rd century CE
ⓘ
late 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| etymology | Aramaic word meaning supplement or addition ⓘ |
| followsLegalSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| genre | oral law compilation ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| hasManuscript |
Erfurt manuscript
ⓘ
London manuscript ⓘ Vienna manuscript ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Seder Kodashim
ⓘ
linked to:
Kodashim
Seder Moed ⓘ Seder Nashim ⓘ Seder Nezikin ⓘ Seder Tohorot ⓘ Seder Zeraim ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyEdition |
edition of Moses Samuel Zuckermandel
ⓘ
edition of Saul Lieberman ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Jewish ritual law
ⓘ
civil law in Judaism ⓘ family law in Judaism ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic literature ⓘ |
| isParallelTo | Mishnah ⓘ |
| isSourceFor | Amoraic discussions ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
to expand on mishnaic rulings
ⓘ
to preserve additional tannaitic traditions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mekhilta
ⓘ
linked to:
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
Sifra ⓘ Sifre ⓘ
linked to:
Sifre Zuta
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structureFollows | six orders of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot ⓘ |
| supplements | Mishnah ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
halakhic decisors
ⓘ
rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| usedIn | Talmudic analysis ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tosefta Description of subject: The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Thirteen principles of exegesis
linked to: Tosefta
linked to: Tosefta
subject linked to:
Talmudic sage Rabbi Meir
linked to: Tosefta
linked to: Tosefta
subject linked to:
city of Nehardea