RE: [IOU] dates for Rabbi Aha bar Jacob

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Subject: RE: [IOU] dates for Rabbi Aha bar Jacob
From: David Hindley (dhindley@compuserve.com)
Date: Sat Jun 28 2008 - 08:47:00 EDT


Jeffrey,

The article says nothing at all about that passage. Sorry.

Respectfully,

Dave Hindley
Newton Falls, Ohio USA


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From: owner-ioudaios-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-ioudaios-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeffrey B. Gibson
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:02 AM
To: First Century Judaism Discussion Forum
Subject: Re: dates for Rabbi Aha bar Jacob

 
David Hindley wrote:
> Jeffrey,
>
> There is an entry for him in Neusner's _Dictionary of Ancient Rabbis: Selections from the Jewish Encyclopaedia_, Hendrickson 2003 (quotes from 1st ed. of JE 1901-1906).
>
> Unfortunately it is not a good source for narrow dating. From what I can gather from the entries for his associates, he is "a Babylonian amora, senior contemporary of Abaye [d. 339 CE] and Raba [b. 280 CE d. 352 CE] and disciple of Huna [b. 212-216 CE, d. 290 or 296/297 CE], head of the academy of Sura." 
>
> Hope this helps.
>   
Yes, it does.  Thanks for sending it.

I'm trying to get a grip on the date of the tradition attributed to this Rabbi in Baba Bathra 16a about how Satan is a much put upon Servant of God who should not be despised.

Jeffrey

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