Statement

It was the form of rabbinic culture reflected in the Babylonian Talmud that most influenced later Jewish culture: 'the Talmud' today means the Babylonian one, and its way of understanding the Mishnah and scriptural interpretation became the standard.

References

1. p. 144

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Babylonian Talmud and Beyond

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