Rabbi Akiva
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Rabbi Akiva | |
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| File:Akiva.png 16th-century illustration | |
| Title | Tanna |
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| Born | c. 50 CE |
| Died | 28 September 135 Caesarea, Judaea, Roman Empire |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Buried | Tiberias, Galilee |
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Akiva ben Joseph (Mishnaic Hebrew: Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; c. 50 – 28 September 135 CE),[1] also known as Rabbi Akiva (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), was a leading Jewish scholar and sage, a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the Mishnah and to Midrash halakha. He is referred to in Tosafot as Rosh la-Hakhamim ("Chief of the Sages").[2] He was executed by the Romans in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt. He has also been described as a philosopher. [3]
References
- ↑ Midrash Genesis Rabbah 53; Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah 1:10.
- ↑ Tosafot BT Kesubot 105a 'Kashya'
- ↑ Levin, Meyer (1971). Beginnings in Jewish Philosophy. Behrman house. p. 49. ISBN 0-87441-063-0. Search this book on
