Redaction of the Babylonian Talmud

Timeline

1. 201–301Sura · BabylonIn the Babylonian academies of Sura, Pumbedita, and elsewhere, Amoraic scholars began oral exposition and systematic compilation of the Mishnah, gradually forming the Babylonian Gemara text.
2. 401–500Babylon · BabylonAfter generations of scholarly additions, the Babylonian Talmud reached its definitive, closed form around the late 5th century, becoming the authoritative compilation of rabbinic Jewish law and scholarly tradition.