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Rab and Samuel in particular, among the Amoraim, were regular letter-writers, and Rabbi Jochanan replied to them.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel

To speak of the Haggadah of the Tannaim and Amoraim is as far from fact as to speak of the legends of Shakespeare and Scott.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

The Amoraim were what their name implies, "Expounders," or "Discoursers"; but their expositions were often original contributions to literature.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

The scholars whose discussions are given in the Mishnah are called Tannaim, and those who figure only in the Gemara, Amoraim.

From Rashi by Szold, Adele

Some of the Amoraim, again, were merely receptive, the medium through which tradition was handed on; others were creative as well.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel