- plural of Gaon.
Geonim
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According to tradition, Rashi has set the Talmudic period as the date of composition of two works which modern criticism has placed in the period of the Geonim.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
Maimonides, in later times, frequently adopted this method of communicating with whole communities, and many of the Geonim and other Jewish authorities followed the same plan.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Israel Abrahams
Between the middle of the fourth century and the time of the Geonim, we find no information as to the use of letters among the Jews.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Israel Abrahams
The Geonim withdrew in favor of the Rabbis.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by S. M. (Simon Markovich) Dubnow
It was adopted by some of the later Geonim from the Muʿtazila.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
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