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Historical & Religious Figures

Yohanan bar Nappaha

Who

Yohanan bar Nappaha · Historical & Religious Figures

What

Amoraic sage traditionally credited with compiling the Jerusalem Talmud

When

c. 180 CE, Sepphoris, Roman Galilee — 279 CE, Tiberias, Roman Galilee

Where

Land of Israel (Roman Galilee)

Biography

Yohanan bar Nappaha is recognized among Jewish contributors to Historical & Religious Figures — Amoraic sage traditionally credited with compiling the Jerusalem Talmud

How & why

Yohanan bar Nappaha, usually called Rabbi Yohanan, was a leading Amora (Talmudic sage) of the Land of Israel who founded and led the great academy at Tiberias and is traditionally credited as a principal figure in compiling the Jerusalem Talmud. His halakhic and aggadic teachings pervade both the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds, and he was regarded as the foremost rabbi of his generation. He was, of course, a Jewish sage of the Galilee.

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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia

Contributions & Sources

Amoraic sage traditionally credited with compiling the Jerusalem Talmud

c. 250

Source: Jewish Encyclopedia