Tosefta

The Tosefta (Aramaic תוספתא "supplement, addition" ) is a compilation of the Jewish oral law from the late 2nd century, the period of the Mishnah. In many ways, the Tosefta acts as a supplement to the Mishnah but however must not be regarded as a later addition to the existing Mishnah. The Tosefta closely corresponds to the Mishnah, with the same divisions for sedarim ("orders") and masekhot ("tractates"). It is mainly written in Mishnaic Hebrew, with some Aramaic. Compared to Mishnah Tosefta provides a more detailed version of the Tannaitic teachings. According to rabbinic tradition, the Tosefta was redacted by Ḥiya bar Abba and one of his students, Hoshaiah II.