Amoraim
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The Amoraim were Jewish Talmudic sages of the 3rd–5th centuries CE whose discussions and interpretations of earlier teachings formed the core of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious scholars
ⓘ
Talmudic sages ⓘ group of rabbis ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Eretz HaKodesh ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| basedOn |
Mishnah
ⓘ
teachings of the Tannaim ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity |
Caesarea Maritima
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesarea
Nehardea ⓘ
surface form:
Nehardea academy
Pumbedita academy ⓘ Sura academy ⓘ Tiberias ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
|
| etymology | Aramaic term meaning "those who say" or "speakers" ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ Mishnah ⓘ
surface form:
Oral Torah
Talmudic law ⓘ Torah interpretation ⓘ |
| followed | Tannaim ⓘ |
| followedBy | Savoraim ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formed the core discussions of the Talmud
ⓘ
shaped classical rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSources |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud Bavli
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ midrashic literature ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abaye
ⓘ
Abba Arika (Rav) ⓘ Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha ⓘ Rav Ashi ⓘ Rav Huna ⓘ Rav Nachman bar Yaakov ⓘ
surface form:
Rav Nahman bar Yaakov
Rav Papa ⓘ Rav Yosef ⓘ Rava ⓘ Ravina ⓘ Resh Lakish ⓘ
surface form:
Reish Lakish
Shmuel of Nehardea ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tannaim ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
interpreters of earlier rabbinic teachings
ⓘ
teachers of Jewish law ⓘ transmitters of Oral Torah traditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ |
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