Statement

Rav Ashi, head of the Sura academy in the early fifth century, cultivated good relations with the Persian government. Following later Geonim, he is credited, along with Ravina, with much of the work that led to the Babylonian Talmud, completed by subsequent generations.

References

1. p. 147

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: A Who's Who of the Ancient Rabbis

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2. p. 147

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: A Who's Who of the Ancient Rabbis

   Verification anchor recorded · checked against the page text