Abba Saul ben Batnit
Abba Saul ben Batnit (= son of the Batana woman) was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century AD and belonged to the so-called 2nd generation of the Tannaites .
He is said to have been the son of a proselytess from Batanaea (Roman name for Basan = Bashan ). He was a wine merchant and business partner of Eleazar ben Zadok . In various places his honesty is particularly emphasized.
He handed down a (completely preserved) mocking song about the arbitrary and frequent change in the office of high priest and the associated irregularities.
literature
- Wilhelm Bacher : The Agada of the Tannaites , 1884 ff.
- Aaron Hyman , Toldoth Tannaim we-Amoraim , Vol. III., London 1910
- Article Abba Saul ben Batnit , in: Jüdisches Lexikon , Berlin 1927, Vol. I.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abba Saul ben Batnit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |