Statement

Many of the Mishnah's laws were, as it says itself, 'mountains hanging by a hair', with little support in the text of the Torah. Some early sages sought their biblical origins through midrash; others held that this tradition was an inheritance independent of the Torah.

References

1. p. 138

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Age of the Mishnah

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2. p. 138

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Age of the Mishnah

   Verification anchor recorded · checked against the page text