Notes: Sebastian is a name with Greek origins. The meaning of the name Sebastian is venerable. Alternate spellings include Sabastian and Sebastion. Common nicknames include Seb, Bas, Bash, and Subby. The popularity of the name increased with the telling of the Biblical story of Saint Sebastian.
The Talmud is the source from which the code of Jewish Halakhah (law) is derived. It is made up of the Mishnah and the Gemara. The Mishnah is the original written version of the oral law and the Gemara is the record of the rabbinic discussions following this writing down. It includes their differences of view. The Talmud can also be known by the name Shas.
Hebrew Bible or Hebrew Scriptures (Latin: Biblia Hebraica) is the term used by biblical scholars to refer to the Tanakh (Hebrew: ×ª× × â), the canonical collection of Jewish texts, which is the common textual source of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament.ebrew Bible refers to the Jewish biblical canon. In its Latin form, Biblia Hebraica, it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the Masoretic Text.