What is the difference between the two, Talmud & Tanahk? How are they viewed differently?
Tanahk is basically the OT. Same books as is included in the OT but arranged differently in the Tanahk.
The Talmuds are commentary of a commentary.
The Mishnah is a codification and collection of "Oral Law" transmitted by word of mouth over generations. Compilled by Rabbi Judah and his court around 160-200 C.E. in Palestine.
The Jerusalem Gemara, is a commentary on the Mishnah by the Amora'im in Palestine, approx. end of the 4th century. Together with the Mishna this forms the JERUSALEM TALMUD.
The Babylonian Gemera, is a compilation of the commentary on the Mishna by scholars in the Babylonian academies, approx. end of the 5th century. This is much larger and more significant than the Jerusalem Gemara. Together with the Mishnah, this forms the BABYLONIA TALMUD.
I guess to make it easy, the Tanahk are the Hebrew writings and the Talmud is commentary. Much like your King James is scripture and your strongs is commentary.
"What is the difference between the two, Talmud & Tanahk? How are they viewed differently?"
The TaNaKh is the Jewish Bible.
It is an abbreviation for Torah - the Pentateuch - The Law of Moses, Nevi'im - the Prophets, and Ketuvim - the writings, or the historical books.
The Protestant Old Testament is the TaNaKh.
Technically speaking, the Torah is The Law, and the Nevi'im and Ketuvim are written tradition.
The Talmud is the written down oral tradition of the Jews. According to Jewish belief, the written and the oral law were all given to Moses on Sinai. Because there was the priesthood, there was no need to write down the oral law: it was directly taught and enforced by the priests. The Torah, of course, was written to bind the priests and all.
But after the destruction of the Temple, once it became clear that the Temple was not going to rebuilt anytime soon, it was thought necessary to write down the oral law so that, in the absence of Temple practice, none of God's Law would be lost.
Please remember that the Oral Law is as binding on Jews as the Written Law. There was once a sect of Jews, in the Middle Ages, who were a sort of Sola Scripturalist Judaism. They asserted, as the ancient Samarians did, incidentally, that the written law, the Torah Alone, was the Law, and that everybody had to read that and just do that. They did not persuade the rest of the Jews, and today Karaites have practically ceased to exist.
Talmud is the oral law (even though its written).
TaNaKh is the Bible, but it does not all have equal authority. The Torah is The Law, above all else. The rest is written tradition and prophesy, and the Oral Law is an explanation of Torah, its putting into practice.