Different Jewish Perspectives about importance

• What do Orthodox Jews believe about the Talmud?

  That the Talmud is the Oral Torah passed down by rabbis from Moses
• However source criticism - people who criticise and critique sources of authority - have acknowledged that the Talmud was compiled by many different people over a long period of time
• What have some Reform Jews questioned about the Talmud?

  Whether the traditional stories were really true and so rejected it as a collection of opinions by ancient rabbis.
• What do some Reform Jews read the Talmud as?

  A collection of Jewish wisdom and spirituality
• What do Conservative Jews believe about the Talmud?

  • An important aspect of study
  • Don't view it as sacred