Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The compilers of the Talmud are known as the amora'im (singular amora). The Talmud is a combination of a core text, the Mishnah and a later commentary, called the gemara (literally means "addition"). There is only one Mishnah, but there are two distinct gemaras. Both gemaras were developed by many rabbis over a few centuries. They include: Abaye Abba Arika Abbahu Ashi External link: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudMap/Gemara.html This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.