Intro I: Setting the Stage - Amoraim, Savoraim, Geonim

11/05/2023 1h 14min Temporada 1 Episodio 1

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Source Sheet: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SNyNnVdFnZCoBTyuwf8ocJfCeTRGE7-t8pM-uW0TTpM/edit?usp=share_link

This episode will discuss:

Transitions between the Amoraim, Savoraim, and Geonim
The Iggeres (Letter or Epistle) of R. Sherira Gaon
Compilation of the Gemara by Amoraim and Savoraim
The three “C”s of Talmudic commentary
Literary output - and literary lacuna - of the Geonim 
Teaching and transmitting Torah in person and through texts 

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