[Avodah] writing of torah she-bal Pe

[Eli Turkel]

It is a well known Machloket of versions of Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon whether
Rebbe compiled the Mishna (from earlier sources) or actually wrote it down.
Similarly there are disagreements if Ravina and Rav Ashi actually wrote
some version of the Talmud

Nevertheless the original megillat taanit (with only the mention of dates for
some 25 holidays and thus very short) is described as being written and
so is the first written torah she-be-al peh.

BTW the gemara states that these holidays except for Chanukah and Purim
were annuled. However, it is not clear when this happened - with the
destruction of the bet hamikdash?
There are proofs that some of them like the defeat of Nokanor did continue
past the destruction of the Temple.

In any case we do see fro Megillat Taanit that the major thrust of
these holidays
was to celebrate military victories mainly in the Macabee revolt

-- 
Eli Turkel