c. 450 CE–c. 600 CE
Redaction of the Babylonian Talmud
Law & constitutions · Text, law, and tradition
The Babylonian Talmud was redacted over several centuries in Babylonia’s communities and became a central reference for later halakhah. Its historical reach does not erase diversity of practice or its long editorial history.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- rsc.byu.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Not identified in metadata; document review pending
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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