Tannaitic Literature (circa 70-3rd century CE)

Greco-Roman Period

1. From Text to Tradition
   1. The Redaction of the Mishnah
   2. Other Tannaitic Texts
2. Historical surveys
   1. Shaye J.D. Cohen. “Judaism to the Mishnah- 135-220 C.E.” Part II
3. Primary sources
   1. Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon 3- The Mishnah
   2. Mishnah Shabbat 23-1-2- Permitted Activities on the Sabbath
   3. Mishnah Bava Mezia 1-2-4- Property Disputes
   4. Mishnah Rosh ha-Shanah 1-1-9- The Fixing of the Calendar
   5. Jerusalem Talmud Horayot 3-5 (48c)- Alternative Mishnah Collections
   6. Tosefta Rosh ha-Shanah 1-1-14- More on the Fixing of the Calendar
   7. Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael, Beshallah- Moses and the Bones of Joseph
   8. Sifra, Emor 5- Logic and Scripture