Tannaim
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The Tannaim were early rabbinic sages of roughly the 1st–3rd centuries CE whose teachings form the core of the Mishnah and laid the foundation for classical Jewish law and tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tannaim canonical | 23 |
| Tannaitic sages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Tannaim Context triple: [Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated), associatedWith, Tannaim]
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Judah ha-Nasi
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.
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Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
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Bnei Mikra
Bnei Mikra is a self-designation used by Karaite Jews, emphasizing their identity as a community that bases its beliefs and practices directly on the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Sadducees
The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the Second Temple period, largely composed of priestly and aristocratic elites, known for their strict adherence to the written Torah and denial of beliefs like resurrection and angels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tannaim Target entity description: The Tannaim were early rabbinic sages of roughly the 1st–3rd centuries CE whose teachings form the core of the Mishnah and laid the foundation for classical Jewish law and tradition.
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A.
Judah ha-Nasi
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.
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B.
Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
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C.
Bnei Mikra
Bnei Mikra is a self-designation used by Karaite Jews, emphasizing their identity as a community that bases its beliefs and practices directly on the Hebrew Scriptures.
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D.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Sadducees
The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the Second Temple period, largely composed of priestly and aristocratic elites, known for their strict adherence to the written Torah and denial of beliefs like resurrection and angels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious scholars
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group of rabbinic sages ⓘ rabbinic era ⓘ |
| centralInstitution |
Sanhedrin at Usha
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Sanhedrin at Yavneh ⓘ |
| coreText |
Midrash halakha
ⓘ
surface form:
Halakhic Midrashim
Mishnah ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Mishnaic Hebrew
|
| etymologyMeaning | repeaters ⓘ |
| field |
Aggadah
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Halakha ⓘ Jewish ethics ⓘ Jewish law ⓘ |
| followedBy | Amoraim ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
Judea ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Judea
|
| historicalContext |
Roman rule in Judea
ⓘ
post-Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Amoraim
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ classical Jewish law ⓘ later rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| languageOfTeaching |
Jewish Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
surface form:
Mishnaic Hebrew
|
| legalMethod |
development of halakhic midrash
ⓘ
use of hermeneutic principles ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Shimon ben Gamliel II
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabban Gamliel II
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai ⓘ Rabbi Akiva ⓘ Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus ⓘ Rabbi Meir ⓘ Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Hananiah
Judah ha-Nasi ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehuda haNasi
|
| numberOfGenerations | approximately five ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zugot ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
codification of oral law
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formulation of Mishnah ⓘ legal debate and discourse ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | authoritative interpreters of Torah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
authors of Mishnah-era teachings
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teachers of oral Torah ⓘ transmitters of Jewish oral tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1st century CE ⓘ |
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Subject: Tannaim Description of subject: The Tannaim were early rabbinic sages of roughly the 1st–3rd centuries CE whose teachings form the core of the Mishnah and laid the foundation for classical Jewish law and tradition.
Referenced by (24)
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