Sherira Gaon
Sherira Gaon · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Talmudic scholar and historian; his 'Epistle' is the fundamental source for the history and chronology of rabbinic literature
c. 906, Pumbedita, Abbasid Caliphate (present-day Iraq) — c. 1006, Pumbedita
Babylonia (present-day Iraq)
Sherira Gaon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Talmudic scholar and historian; his 'Epistle' is the fundamental source for the history and chronology of rabbinic literature
Sherira Gaon was a leading Jewish Talmudic scholar who headed the academy of Pumbedita in Babylonia. His famous Epistle (Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon), written in reply to the community of Kairouan, is the foundational source for the history and chronology of rabbinic literature, tracing how the Mishnah and Talmud were composed and transmitted. He was one of the last great Geonim of the Babylonian academies.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Talmudic scholar and historian; his 'Epistle' is the fundamental source for the history and chronology of rabbinic literature
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
