Method of Deduction
He transmitted many of Rav's halakot, sometimes without mentioning Rav's name. His own halakot are numerous in the Babylonian Talmud, and although some of his decisions were contrary to Rav's, he declared Rav to be the supreme authority in religious law. Rav Huna's deductions were sometimes casuistical; he interpreted the text verbatim even where the context seems to prohibit such an interpretation,. According to Rav Huna, the halakah transmitted in the Mishnah and Baraita is not always to be taken as decisive. He had some knowledge of medicine and natural history, and used his knowledge in many of his halakic decisions. He also interpreted many of the difficult words met with in the Mishnah and Baraita.
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