Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Joshua ben Hananiah — (Hebrew: יהושע בן חנניה d.131CE) was a leading tanna of the first half century following the destruction of the Temple. He was of Levitical descent (Ma as. Sh. v. 9), and served in the sanctuary as a member of the class of singers (Arakhin 11b).… … Wikipedia
JOSHUA BEN HANANIAH — (first and second centuries C.E.), tanna, one of the five disciples of johanan b. zakkai s inner circle (Avot 2:8), and the primary teacher of akiva . Joshua (together with eliezer ben hyrcanus ) served as the bridge between the earlier (pre… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joshua ben-Hananiah — (1–2nd century AD) Tanna. Joshua, a pupil of JOCHANAN BEN ZAKKAI, was a member of the Sanhedrin at the time of the destruction of the Temple. During the siege of Jerusalem, Joshua and ELIEZER BEN HYRCANUS carried Jochanan ben Zakkai out of the … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
JOSHUA BEN HYRCANUS — (beginning of the second century C.E.), tanna. He is only once mentioned in the Mishnah (Sot. 5:5) expounding that Job served the Lord from love (not from fear). For this aggadic teaching he is praised by joshua b. hananiah , who calls him the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joshua (name) — Joshua is a Biblical masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (hebrew|יהושע), which has a meaning similar to God rescues or God is salvation . [ [http://www.direct.ca/trinity/yehoshua.html Yehoshua, Yeshua or Yeshu; Which one is the… … Wikipedia
Ben Zoma, Simeon — (fl. 2nd cent.) Palestinian sage. He was a contemporary of Akiva. It appears that he studied under Joshua ben Hananiah. The Mishnah declares that he was the last of the authoritative biblical expositors. Many of his sayings became proverbs. He … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
HANANIAH — (Hanina), nephew of Joshua b. Hananiah (second century C.E.), tanna. Some are of the opinion that Hananiah was the son of Judah b. Hananiah who is mentioned in a single source as the author of an aggadic statement (Sif. Deut. 306), but there is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BEN AZZAI, SIMEON — (early second century C.E.), tanna, generally referred to in talmudic literature simply as Ben Azzai. In three places in the Mishnah (Zev. 1:3, Yad. 3:5, 4:2) he is referred to by his full name: Rabbi Shimon ben Azzai (according to Parma de Rossi … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BEN ZOMA, SIMEON — (second century), tanna. A contemporary of akiva , he appears to have studied under joshua b. hananiah (Naz. 8:1, and cf. Tos. Ḥag. 2:6). The Mishnah says that he was the last of the authoritative biblical expositors (Sot. 9:15). According to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Haninah ben Teradion — Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Rabbi Haninah ben Teradion or Hananiah ben Teradion (Hebrew: חנניה בן תרדיון) was a teacher in the third Tannaitic generation (2nd century). He was a contemporary of… … Wikipedia
