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Both Talmuds are arranged according to the six orders of the Mishnah, but the discussion of the Mishnic text often wanders off into widely different topics.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The vocabulary is in the main Biblical, but there are a number of words which otherwise occur only in the writings of the Mishnic age or later.

From The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect by Moore, George Foot

A specimen of the topics may be shown from the table and contents of "Mishnic Titles."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

The Mishnic tractate Sabbath stands at the head of twelve tractates on festivals.

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

God’s study of, ib.; curious, from its antiquity, 116; specimens of, from the Mishnic titles, 116-118; and from the Gemara, 119.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac