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220 - 470 AGE OF AMORAIM
Expounders of the Mishna (also called the Talmud or the Gemara). The Talmud is comprised of both the Mishna and the commentary of the Amoraim.
This commentary includes both Halacha (law) and Agadah or Hagaddah
(legends). The latter was designed for spiritual and moral education and
consists of parables, fables, folklore and historical anecdotes. Academies were established and served as the focal point of Jewish life, while preparing for religious survival in the Diaspora. The commentary of the Amoraim was written in Aramaic, the common language of the area.
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