Important Manuscripts of the Mishnah and Tosefta

📜 Our major textual witnesses to the text of the Mishnah show slight, but occasionally enlightening, differences that can be examined with reference to the manuscripts.

You’re reading Stories from Jewish History, a weekly newsletter exploring Jewish thinkers, events, and artifacts, from the famous to the obscure. Last week, we looked at Masoretic codices, or bound Hebrew Bibles with Masoretic notes, including nikud (vowel marks); today, we’re turning our attention to the text of the Tannaitic Mishnah and Tosefta. A spe…