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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
How is he wrong on the Talmud?
The Talmud is what the Jews term as the "Old Torah". It is "oral" and explains what the scriptures mean, how to interpret them and how to apply them to the Law.
The Torah is written and is referring to the first 5 books of the OT, but can also include all of the OT books.
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Actually "torah" to a Jew means "teaching" and refers to both the written law and the oral law, considered together. Torah is often translated "law" but that's not quite exactly what it signifies.
The oral law consisting of mishna does not explain the written law so much as it purportedly gives additional information not found in the written torah. The talmud is the collection of the mishna, gemara (rabbinic commentary on torah), and halakha (rabbinic legislation or application of torah to practical matters).
Altogether it is all considered "torah" to an observant Jew.