Reply To: Chasimas Hatalmud: How did it come about?

I heard a shiur on this from an expert. He said Baal Peh never meant it couldn’t be written down. It meant it couldn’t be published. The Amoraim could and did write notes on what they were learning (just like students today, some less, some more). When it came time to officially publish it, the notes from various Rabbonim were put together to make one standardized copy.