This was the transition from the written torah to the oral tradition. This new priestly tradition established rules that focused on acts of mercy and justice. Rabbinic Judaism emerged between the second and fifth century and the oral torah was written in to what became known as the Talmud. Hillel and Shammai both were teachers of the oral torah. ...

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Myths have generally originated from a Greek history that used an oral tradition to explain events that occurred before the written word. ... Each culture has a myth explaining how man was created that they believe is correct based on their oral tradition. The Greek's believed that the Gods were responsible, while the Indians believed that spirits accomplished the creation of man based on taught tradition. ...

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