RLST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Amoraim, Baraita, Simon Bar Kokhba
30 Sep 2016
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Classical rabbinic period (70-600 ce: the tannaim (10-200 ce) - associated with the mishnah. Hillel and shamai, each of whom led a school/house of followers. Tanna: a reciter or a repeater: name for the earliest generations of rabbis, repeated oral tradition, transmitting existing traditions. Small disciple circles with limited influence by a sage. Prominent tanaim: r, akiva and r. ishmael, r. judah hanasi (rabbi, bar kochba revolt (132-135 ce) Earliest rebellions against rome: final holdout: masada falls in 74 ce. Final attempt to defeat rome and regain jewish sovereignty. Messianic hopes center around bar kochba: it fails. Martyrdom of r. akiva: tannaitic texts. 9/30/16: redacted in 200 ce, collection of oral teachings and laws (by topic) Baraitot: tanaitic teachings not included in the mishnah, but cited in other sources. Midrash: interpretation of the torah: primarily halachic (focused on legal [law] interpretation, ammoraic period (200-450 ce) These rabbis, called amoraim, flourished in both roman palestine and babylon.
