was the Talmud available in written form partially or fully before the 7th century?
or just was transmitted orally?
was the Talmud available in written form partially or fully before the 7th century?
or just was transmitted orally?
The Talmud is literally just the written oral torah, so the question is whether or not the talmud existed yet. It did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud#History