The body of rabbinic law, dialectic, and lore comprising the Mishnah and Gemara, the latter being an exposition and elaboration of the former in Hebrew and Aramaic. Two separate talmudic compilations exist: the Babylonian Talmud (redacted ca. 500 c.e.) and the Palestinian Talmud (also known as the Jerusalem Talmud; redacted ca. 400 c.e.).