Continuation of my previous post, “Notes Regarding A Critical Lexicon of Names in the Talmud - Pt.2”, where I wrote: “There are conflicting order of generations [of Tanaim and Amoraim] between Iggeret Rav Sherira, Sefer Hakabbalah, and Meiri. I hope to explore this topic further, in a future post.” The following piece serves as a general broad overview of the relevant primary literature.