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soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Torah and Halachic Authority (3/12)
Section - Question 3.13: What is the relationship between the Tosefta and the Mishna?

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                                  Answer:
   
   The Tosefta was written shortly after the Mishna was redacted, and
   seems to act as a supplement to it. It extensively quotes most of the
   Mishna. The Tosefta offers author's names for laws that are anonymous
   in the Mishna; It augments the Mishna with additional glosses and
   discussions.
   
   Additionally, it functions as a commentary on unquoted Mishnaic
   material; It offers additional haggadic and midrashic material, and it
   sometimes contradicts the Mishna in deciding Halakha, or in declaring
   in whose name a law was given.

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