Amora
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An Amora was a Jewish Talmudic sage of the post-Mishnaic era, known for interpreting and elaborating on the Mishnah in the Gemara.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious scholar
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Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbinic sage ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
3rd century CE
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4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Gemara
NERFINISHED
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Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Babylonian Talmud
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Aramaic term meaning "speaker" or "interpreter" ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
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Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmudic interpretation ⓘ |
| follows | Tanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Amoraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
elaborating on the Mishnah in the Gemara
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interpreting the Mishnah ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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religious leader ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| partOf | Amoraic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Savora ⓘ |
| region |
Babylonia
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Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | Oral Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | rabbinic authority ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
author of Talmudic statements
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expounder of Jewish law ⓘ interpreter of the Mishnah ⓘ teacher of Torah ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Talmudic discussions
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aggadic teachings ⓘ halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| studiesAt | yeshiva ⓘ |
| subclassOf | rabbi ⓘ |
| teachesAt | yeshiva ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Mishnaic era ⓘ |
| transmitsTraditionFrom | Tannaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmitsTraditionTo | Savoraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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