- School of Shammai
- Talmudic school with stringent approach to Halachic ordinances
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
School of Shammai
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Shammai — (50 BCE ndash;30 CE, Hebrew: שמאי) was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century, and an important figure in Judaism s core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah.Shammai was the most eminent contemporary and the halakhic opponent of Hillel, and is… … Wikipedia
Shammai — • Jewish scribe who together with Hillel made up the last of the pairs , or as they are sometimes erroneously named, presidents and vice presidents of the Sanhedrin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Shammai Shammai … Catholic encyclopedia
Shammai ha-Zaken — ▪ Jewish sage (“the Elder”) born c. 50 BCE died c. 30 CE one of the leading Jewish sages of Palestine in his time. With the sage Hillel, he was the last of the zugot (“pairs”), the scholars that headed the Great sanhedrin, the Jewish high… … Universalium
Shammai — (fl. 1st cent BCE) Palestinian rabbi. He was a contemporary of Hillel, and together they were the last of the zugot. He adopted a rigorous standpoint in moral and religious matters. The School of Shammai later disputed legal issues with the… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
SHAMMAI — (Ha Zaken, i.e., The Elder; c. 50 B.C.E.–c. 30 C.E.), one of the zugot , the leaders of the Sanhedrin. Hillel s first colleague was menahem the Essene and Shammai was appointed to succeed him as av bet din when he retired. Nothing is known of the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Shammai — (50 BC–c. AD 30) Jewish sage. Shammai ha Zaken (‘the Elder’) and his contemporary HILLEL were the leading Jewish scholars and teachers of the late Second Temple period, and were co heads of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. Each was the founder and… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Shammai — A rabbinical teacher [[➝ teaching]] in the time of Jesus. He gave a rigorous interpretation of the Law, contrasting with the more relaxed and liberal views of Hillel. Those of the Shammai school were often in conflict with the Roman authorities,… … Dictionary of the Bible
Shammai — /shah muy/ fl. 1st century B.C., Hebrew rabbi: founder of Beth Shammai, school of hermeneutics. * * * … Universalium
SHAMMAI — an eminent Jewish rabbi of the time of Herod, who held the position of supreme judge in the Sanhedrim under the presidency of HILLEL (q.v.), and whose narrow, rigid orthodoxy and repressive policy became the leading principles of his school,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Shammai — /shah muy/ fl. 1st century B.C., Hebrew rabbi: founder of Beth Shammai, school of hermeneutics … Useful english dictionary
