The rabbis would have to show that teachings of the Tannaim (teachers of the oral law) found in the Mishnah were in perfect harmony with the Hebrew Scriptures.
Rabīniem būtu jāparāda, ka Mišnā esošās tannu (mutvārdu likumu skolotāju) mācības ir pilnīgā saskaņā ar Ebreju rakstiem.