The Oral Law or the Tradition has been handed down in two different forms: (a) in the form of a running Commentary on the Pentateuch; such Commentaries were called Midrashim; (b) arranged according to the different subjects, and treated independently of the text of the Torah. This is done in the Talmud (“lesson,” “tradition”). The principal Midrashim are: Mechilta (lit. “measure”) on Exodus; Sifra (“book”) on Leviticus; Sifre (“books”) on Numbers and Deuteronomy. Rabboth on the Pentateuch and the five Megilloth. Yalkut (“collection”) on all the books of the Bible. The Talmud—which exists in two different recensions, viz., the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud—consists of two elements, which have to each other the relation of text and commentary, and are called Mishnah (‏משנה‎ “learnt by heart”), and Gemara (‏גמרא‎ lit. “completion,” “a thing settled”); the former contains the traditional laws mostly without argumentation; in the latter these laws are further discussed, examined, and finally settled. Following the example of the Pentateuch, the Talmud includes two elements: laws and narratives, or Halachah (‏הלכה‎) and Agada (‏אגדה‎); the latter, the Agada, contains history, fables, allegory, meditations, prayers, reflections, philosophical and religious discussions, and a large number of moral sayings. The Midrashim likewise include these two elements. The Mishnah is divided into the following six orders or sections (‏סדרים‎): [15]— 1. ‎‏זרעים‎ “Seeds.” Laws referring to agriculture; preceded by laws on Divine Worship. 2. ‎‏מועד‎ “Seasons.” On Sabbath and Festivals. 3. ‎‏נשים‎ “Women.” Marriage Laws. 4. ‎‏נזיקין‎ “Damages.” Civil and criminal legislation; the Government. 5. ‎‏קדשים‎ “Holy things.” On Sacrifices. 6. ‎‏טהרות‎ “Purity.” On the distinction between clean and unclean.