Rab Joseph
Rab Joseph (Rab Joseph bar Hiyya; † 333 ) was an important Amoraim 3rd generation.
biography
He was a student of Rab Huna and Rab Jehuda , because of his extensive knowledge of the traditional law he was honored by the name Sinai .
After Rabbah's death he is said to have headed the school in Pumbedita . He is also credited with editing an Aramaic (partial) translation of the Bible; he is also known as a merkabah mystic.
literature
- W. Bacher : The Agada of the Babylonian Amorae . Hildesheim 1965, pp. 101-107 (reprint of the first edition 1878)
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SURNAME | Josef, Rab |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Josef bar Chijja, Rab |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cupid |
DATE OF BIRTH | before 297 |
DATE OF DEATH | 333 |