The Talmud is: A. The earliest part of the Kabbalah B. The Hebrew name of the prayer shawl C. The writings of medieval thinkers D. A long work of commentary based on biblical principles

D. A long work of commentary based on biblical principles.

Explanation:

The Talmud is a book of theological as well as philosophical ideals of the Jewish people, containing codes of law for them. This book forms the central text of the Judaism faith and is the primary source of the religious law of the Jewish believers.

Consisting of two parts- the Mishnah and the Gemara, it forms the whole book of the Hebrew Bible. It includes commentaries and laws, beliefs and teachings of the rabbis/ teachers, which are primarily based on the principals of the Christian Bible.

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