Judah ha-Nasi
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Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
Aliases (4)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish sage
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Nasi of the Sanhedrin → Tanna → compiler of the Mishnah → rabbinic leader → |
| activityPeriod |
early 3rd century CE
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late 2nd century CE → |
| aim |
to preserve the Oral Law in written form
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| alsoKnownAs |
Judah the Prince
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Rabbeinu ha-Kadosh → Rabbi → Yehuda ha-Nasi → |
| associatedWith |
Oral Torah
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Sanhedrin → Tannaitic period → |
| birthCentury |
2nd century CE
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| burialPlace |
Galilee (traditionally in Beit She'arim)
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| category |
Mishnah redactors
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Tannaim → |
| deathCentury |
3rd century CE
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| dynasty |
House of Hillel
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| ethnicity |
Jewish
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| father |
Shimon ben Gamliel II
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| historicalContext |
Roman rule over Judea and Galilee
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| honorificTitle |
Rabbi
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ha-Kadosh → |
| influenced |
development of halakhah
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later Talmudic discussions → |
| knownFor |
leadership of the rabbinic community in Roman Palestine
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organizing the Mishnah into six orders → promoting the study of Torah and oral law → redacting the Mishnah → |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew → |
| legacy |
central figure in classical rabbinic Judaism
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| legalSchool |
rabbinic Judaism
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| name |
Judah ha-Nasi
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| placeOfActivity |
Galilee
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Roman Palestine → Sepphoris → Tiberias → |
| position |
Nasi of the Sanhedrin in Tiberias
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| religion |
Judaism
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| respectedBy |
later rabbinic tradition
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| role |
patriarch of the Jewish community in Roman Palestine
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| teacherOf |
various late Tannaim and early Amoraim
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| work |
Mishnah
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Judah ha-Nasi
("Rabbeinu ha-Kadosh")
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Judah ha-Nasi ("Yehuda ha-Nasi") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Mishnah
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compiledBy |
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Judah ha-Nasi
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name |
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Tannaitic period
("Rabbi Judah haNasi")
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notableFigure |
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Tannaim
("Rabbi Yehuda haNasi")
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notableMember |
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Mishnah
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redactor |