This essay is the second in the author’s five-part series for 18Forty’s explorations of the origins of Judaism. The first can be found here. The entire series can be found compiled here. The Sages of the Mishna and Gemara, commonly known as Chazal, were the great codifiers of Jewish law. The Mishna lays out halachic … Continue reading Divinity and Humanity: What the Jewish Sages Thought About the Oral Torah