Jehudai Gaon
Jehudai Gaon ( Yehudai Gaon / Yehudai ben Nahman ) was head of the Jewish Academy in Sura from 757 to approx. 761 .
The Halachot Pesukot , a systematic collection of Talmudic law, has come down to us as a written work .
Already at this time he tried (in Palestine!) To replace the Palestinian Talmud with the Babylonian Talmud.
Thirty additions to the treatise Baba Metzia are from him .
Literature (selection)
- Heinrich Graetz : History of the Jews. Volume V, Magdeburg 1860
- Louis Ginzberg : Geonica. Volume I, 1909
- Ozar Yisrael. Volume IV, Vienna 1924
- Simon Dubnow : World History of the Jewish People. 1925 ff., Volume III
- Louis Lewin: Article JEHUDAJ ben NACHMAN. In: Jewish Lexicon . Berlin 1927, Volume III
- Hermann L. Strack and Günter Stemberger : Introduction to Talmud and Midrash . 7th edition, Beck, Munich 1982
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jehudai Gaon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yehudai Gaon; Yehudai ben Nahman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century or 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century or 9th century |