Religious Judaism Forms 400 - 500 CETalmudic texts expand on gematria-based interpretations of scripture; Hebrew in use is now a mix of Mishnaic Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew.Talmud written in Hebrew and Aramaic, in two versions: Jerusalem Talmud (shorter, ‘incomplete’) compiled 400 CE, then Babylonian Talmud compiled in Mesopotamia (Babylonia) 500 CE.A Jewish sect called Kraites forms, which explicitly rejects Talmud as authoritative and instead asserts understanding the literal meaning of the 5 holy books.The caveat: the literal meaning is not the same as the Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, or English translated versions ;)