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:See [[Mishnah#The_writing_of_the_Mishnah | The writing of the Mishnah]] ; [[Talmud#Structure_and_Function| Structure and Function of the Talmud]]

Because Jewish Law, ''[[Halakha]]'', must include codes of law and behavior applicable to virtually every imaginable circumstance, this body of teaching has subsequently developed throughout the generations in a constantly expanding collection of religious literature based on the [[Talmud]]. In antiquity, the [[Sanhedrin]] functioned essentially as the Supreme Court and legislature for Judaism, and had the power to create and administer binding law on all Jews - rulings of the Sanhedrin became [[Halakha]]. That court ceased to function in its full mode in 40the CEyear AD [[40]]. Subsequently, the boundaries of Jewish law have been determined through "[[Halakha#The_Halakhic_process|the halakhic process]]." Thus, although the "Oral Law" has been in a written form for almost 18 centuries, it is still referred to as ''Torah she-ba'al peh''.

:See [[Halakha#Codes_of_Jewish_law | Codes of Jewish law]], [[Rabbinic literature]] and [[Halakha#Eras_of_history_important_in_Jewish_law | Eras in Jewish law]].