Savoraim
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The Savoraim were Jewish Talmudic scholars who succeeded the Amoraim and are traditionally credited with editing, organizing, and finalizing the Babylonian Talmud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savoraim canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of Jewish Talmudic scholars
ⓘ
post-Talmudic sages ⓘ rabbinic era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
|
| chronologicalPositionInRabbinicEras | between Amoraim and Geonim ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Amoraim
ⓘ
Geonim ⓘ Tannaim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmudic law ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| followed | Amoraim ⓘ |
| geographicLocation |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Talmudic redactors
ⓘ
rabbinic decisors ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Amoraic period in Babylonia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pumbedita academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Geonic academies
later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
editing the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
finalizing the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ organizing the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
harmonization of contradictory Talmudic passages
ⓘ
resolution of textual difficulties in the Talmud ⓘ standardization of Talmudic text ⓘ |
| partOf | chain of Jewish oral law transmission ⓘ |
| preceded | Geonim ⓘ |
| precededBy | Amoraim ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousAuthority | recognized by later Geonim ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| scopeOfInfluence |
Medieval Babylonian Jewry
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Jewish communities
development of halakhic tradition based on the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Geonim ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
approximately 6th century CE
ⓘ
early 6th century CE ⓘ late 5th century CE ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedWith |
adding clarifying glosses to the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
arranging the sugyot of the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ editing the text of the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ final redaction of the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| traditionSource | medieval rabbinic historiography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pumbedita academy
ⓘ
Sura academy ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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