<P> The Talmud has two components ; the Mishnah ( Hebrew : משנה , c. 200 CE ) , a written compendium of Rabbinic Judaism 's Oral Torah ; and the Gemara ( c. 500 CE ) , an elucidation of the Mishnah and related Tannaitic writings that often ventures onto other subjects and expounds broadly on the Hebrew Bible . `` Talmud '' translates literally as `` instruction '' in Hebrew , and the term may refer to either the Gemara alone , or the Mishnah and Gemara together . </P>
what written material is included in the talmud
the Mishnah ( Hebrew : משנה , c. 200 CE ) , a written compendium of Rabbinic Judaism 's Oral Torah the Gemara ( c. 500 CE ) , an elucidation of the Mishnah and related Tannaitic writings that often ventures onto other subjects and expounds broadly on the Hebrew Bible