1. Mishnah - Noun
2. Mishnah - Proper noun
the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200
Source: WordNetAll contemporary Jewish movements consider the Tanakh, and the Oral Torah in the form of the Mishnah and Talmuds as sacred, although movements are divided as to claims concerning their divine revelation, and also their authority. Source: Internet
A famous Mishnah statement on attempts to "pierce the veil" is this: "Whoever reflects on four things it were better for him that he had not come into the world: "what is above? what is beneath? what is before? and what is after?" Source: Internet
A city by this name located in Israel does appear, however, in Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonatan, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud and several Midrashim. Source: Internet
Another Mishnah takes it for granted that it cannot be known in advance whether a year's lease is for twelve or thirteen months. Source: Internet
According to the Encyclopaedia Judaica (Second Edition), it is accepted that Judah the Prince added, deleted, and re wrote his source material during the process of redacting the Mishnah. Source: Internet
As a historical source Both the Mishnah and Talmud contain little serious biographical studies of the people discussed therein, and the same tractate will conflate the points of view of many different people. Source: Internet