Judah the Prince

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Judah the Prince was a prominent 2nd–3rd century Jewish sage and leader, traditionally credited with compiling and redacting the Mishnah, a foundational text of rabbinic Judaism.

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Judah the Prince canonical 2

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instanceOf Jewish sage
Nasi of the Sanhedrin
Tanna
compiler of religious texts
historical figure
rabbi
redactor of the Mishnah
religious leader
alsoKnownAs Judah ha-Nasi
surface form: Judah haNasi

Rabbeinu haKadosh
Rabbi
Judah ha-Nasi
surface form: Rabbi Judah the Prince

Rabbi
surface form: Rebbi

Judah ha-Nasi
surface form: Yehuda haNasi
centuryActive 2nd century
3rd century
ethnicity Jewish
field Jewish law
halakha
rabbinic literature
hasTitle Nasi
Patriarch
Rabbi
honorific the Prince
importance central figure in early rabbinic Judaism
influenced development of halakha
later Amoraim
structure of rabbinic literature
knownFor compiling the Mishnah
leadership of the Jewish community in Roman Palestine
redacting the Mishnah
serving as Nasi of the Sanhedrin
language Aramaic
Hebrew
legacy Mishnah as foundational text of rabbinic Judaism
established basis for later Talmudic discussions
movement rabbinic Judaism
position head of the rabbinic academy
patriarch of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel
region Eretz HaKodesh
surface form: Land of Israel

Hellenistic–Roman Judea
surface form: Roman Palestine
religion Judaism
roleInText chief editor of the Mishnah
final redactor of the Mishnah
succeeded earlier Tannaim as redactor of oral law
timePeriod Tannaitic period
traditionallyCreditedWith organizing the Oral Torah into the Mishnah
preserving oral traditions in written form
work Mishnah

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Judah ha-Nasi alsoKnownAs Judah the Prince
ha-Kadosh usedAsTitleFor Judah the Prince