Chanina (Tannait)

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Chanina Segan ha-Kohanim (also: Chananja ; Hebrew חנינא סגן הכהנים) was a Jewish scholar of antiquity and belonged to the Tannaites of the 1st generation (contemporaries of Hillel ).

He was head of the priesthood, deputy high priest ( Segan ha-Kohanim ) and also worked in the period after 70 (destruction of the 2nd Temple). He died a martyr's death on Sivan 25th.

According to Avot III, 2 he had said: "Pray for the welfare of the government, because if it were not for fear of it, one would devour the other alive".

literature

  • Entry R 'Chanina (Chananiah) Segan Hakohanim (The Deputy High Priest) , in: Shulamis Frieman, Who's Who in the Talmud , Northvale, New Jersey / Jerusalem 1995, p. 102

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personal data
SURNAME Chanina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chananja; Segan ha-Kohanim (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jewish scholar of antiquity
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1st century