One can refer to the Talmud as the Corpus Juris of Judaism, the system of Jewish jurisprudence.  Jewish Law is based on the Torah, that section of the sacred scriptures which is known as The Humash,  the Five Books of the Torah.

The Greek name usually used in English is  "Pentateuch." The Torah, which is written in these books is called, in Jewish legal terminology, Torah Shè-biktav,  the Written Torah.  In this lecture, Dr. Neiman traces the development of the Jewish law from the Torah through today's Jewish court system.

About Dr. Neiman:

Dr. David Neiman (1921-2004) was the first Jewish scholar appointed to teach Religion at Boston College, one of America's leading Catholic Universities. He served as Professor in the Department of Theology for a quarter of a century. While there he was also invited to teach at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. After retiring from Boston College, Dr.Neiman moved to Los Angeles, where he taught at Loyola Marymount University, St. John' s Seminary in Camarillo and the University of Judaism in Bel Air.