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(Aramaic ‘Spokesmen’). The *sages who explained and interpreted the Mishnah in Palestine and Babylon between 200 and 500 CE. Their discussions are recorded in the Palestinian and Babylonian *Talmuds.
Those in Palestine who had been ordained by the *nasi and the *Sanhedrin were given the title of *Rabbi while the Babylonian sages who were not ordained were known as *Rav. The amoraim were the successors of the *tannaim whose debates and opinions are collected in the *Mishnah. The *halakhic decisions of both the tannaim and the amoraim are considered to be binding and both groups contributed to the *aggadic tradition. At least two thousand individual amoraim have been identified although there is some confusion over names. Besides teaching their students, the amoraim also filled positions of leadership in their communities (See, *TALMUD).
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