Chazal
Chazal or Ḥazal (Hebrew: חז״ל) are the Jewish sages of the Mishnaic and Talmudic eras, spanning from the final 300 years of the Second Temple period until the 7th century, or c. 250 BCE – c. 625 CE. Their authority was mostly in the field of Halakha (Jewish law) and less regarding Jewish theology. == Rabbinic eras (eras of Halakha) == The Chazal are generally divided according to their era and the major written products thereof: Soferim ("Scribes"): The sages from the period preceding Ezra and up to the era of the Zugot, including the men of the Great Assembly.