Amoraim

The Amoraim were generations of Rabbinic teachers active from the third through the fifth centuries CE. Their primary work was to study the Mishnah, clarify its language, resolve difficulties, and debate how its teachings should be understood and applied. These discussions were carried out in teaching academies and preserved through transmission before being written down as the Gemara. Together, the Mishnah and Gemara form the Talmud. The term Amoraim refers both to these teachers and to the historical period in which Rabbinic tradition became increasingly analytical, argumentative, and dialogical, preserving multiple interpretations rather than a single authoritative voice.