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How might the savoraim have contributed to the Babylonian Talmud?

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The savoraim were a group of 6th-century Jewish scholars who played a pivotal role in determining the final internal form of the Babylonian Talmud.1

While early manuscripts are lacking to confirm the full extent of their contributions, many experts believe that the savoraim were responsible for incorporating certain critical textual remarks that are now found within the Talmud. As the successors to the amoraim—the scholars who previously interpreted and explained the Mishna—the savoraim served as a vital link in the development of Jewish sacred literature before the era of the geonim.1