Tosefta (Aram. Structure of the Mishnah / Baraita / Tosefta. The Tosefta, is a separate compilation of baraitot passages, organized in accordance with the order of the Mishnah. A Baraita on the stones in the "ḥoshen" (breastplate) and "ephod" and on the "degalim" (banners) was consulted by so late a writer as Maimonides, but seems now to be entirely lost (Epstein, "Mi-Ḳadmoniyot," pp. The authority of the Baraita is somewhat less than that of the Mishnah.
The Tosefta, meaning supplement, is a separate compilation of baraitot passages, organized in accordance with the order of the Mishnah. Some, such as Jacob N. Epstein, theorize that the Tosefta as we have it developed from a proto-Tosefta recension which formed much of the basis for later Amoraic debate.
There are many collections of baraita including Baraita de-melekhet ha-Mishkan. Baraita means "outside" and refers to legal discussions and commentary written around the same time as the Mishnah, but not included in the Mishnah. Ie the Tosefta is a compilation of baraitot. The main collections of Baraita are the Tosefta and the Halakhic Midrashim (Mekhilta, Sifra and Sifre). תּוֹסֶפֶת) is an “additional” or “supplementary” halakhic or aggadic tradition that is not included in the Mishnah of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi.Originally the term was used to designate any individual additional or supplementary tannaitic tradition, and so was virtually synonymous with the later Babylonian term baraita. The Tosefta is much larger than the Mishnah, and contains interpretations of Judaic laws. The Tosefta is much larger than the Mishnah, and contains interpretations of Judaic laws. TABLEOFCONTENTS PREFACE I-III INTRODUCTION: Chapter I, Mishnah 3-25 Chapter II, Baraita 26-36 Chapter III, Tosefta 37-65 ANALYSIS OF MISHNAHANDTOSEFTA SHABBAT: Chapter I 66-73 Chapter II 74-79 Chapter III 80-85 Chapter IV 86 Chapter V 87 Chapter VI 88-91 Chapter VII. Please note: "Reisha" refers to the first case in a mishnah or baraita, "Seifa" refers to the last case in a mishnah or baraita, and "Metziata" refers to a case which is between the Reisha and Seifa. 92-95 Chapter VIII 96-97 Chapter IX 98-102 Chapter X 103-107 Chapter XI 108-109 Chapter XII 110-113 … 83-90; compare Mishnah, Midrash, Tosefta. Nevertheless, these works are the basic "proof-text" cross-referenced by the Talmudic sages in their analysis and interpretation of the Mishna; See Gemara . Collections of baraita are shelved under BM 507 ; specific works are under BM 507.5. The Tosefta is a special collection of baraita. Structure of Cases / Attributions. These interpretations sometimes support the Mishnah, but may also contradict its teachings. Others, such as Hanokh Albeck , theorize that the Tosefta is a later compendium of several baraitot collections which were in use during the Amoraic period.
Baraitot are introduced by the phrases: “the rabbis taught” and “it was taught.”. תּוֹסֶפְתָּא, Heb.