You are hereHomeBARMarch/April 1984The Shroud of Turin—Probably the Work of a 14th-Century Artist or Forger The Mishnah (from the Hebrew word, to “repeat”) is a body of Jewish oral law, specifically, the collection of oral laws compiled by Rabbi Judah the Prince in the second century. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.