Assi (1st generation)
Rab Assi (also Issi or Assa ) was an ancient Jewish scholar, is counted among the Babylonian Amorae of the first generation and lived and worked in the third century AD.
He was a contemporary and friend of Rab and Samuel and was highly valued by both.
The Talmud tells of a violent argument between Assi and Shela ben Awuna about a ritual decision that ended with the deaths of both of them soon after one another. The branches of myrtle placed on their bier would have leaned towards each other, which was interpreted as a reconciliation of both in the hereafter (Bab. Nidda 36 b).
literature
- White : dor dor ... 1871 ff.
- J. b. S. Heilprin : Seder hadorot. Warsaw 1897
- Isaak Halevy: Dorot Harischonim. 1901 ff.
- Schulim Abi Todos: Article ASSI. In: Jewish Lexicon . Berlin 1927, Volume I.
- Günter Stemberger : Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash . 8th revised edition. Beck, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-406-36695-3 , (Beck study) .
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Assi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Issi; Assa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scribe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century or 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century or 4th century |