Tannaim (tänä`ĭm) [plural of Aramaic tanna,=one who studies or teaches], Jewish sages of the period from Hillel Hillel, fl. c.30 B.C.–A.D. 10, Jewish scholar, regarded as the forebear of the later patriarchs who led the Jews of Palestine until c.A.D. 400. The Jerusalem Talmud calls him the president of the Sanhedrin.
..... Click the link for more information. to the compilation of the Mishna Mishna (mĭsh`nə), in Judaism, codified collection of Oral Law—legal interpretations of portions of the biblical books of
..... Click the link for more information. . They functioned as both scholars and teachers, educating those in the synagogues as well as in the academies. Their opinions are found either in the Mishna or as collected in the Tosefta Tosefta (tōsĕf`tə)
..... Click the link for more information. . After the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple (A.D. 70), Johanan ben Zakkai Johanan ben Zakkai (jōhăn`ən bĕn zăk`āī)
..... Click the link for more information. reconstituted the academy at Jabneh (see Jamnia Jamnia (jăm`nēə), biblical Jabneel
..... Click the link for more information. ), where the work of the Tannaim flourished. Akiba ben Joseph Akiba ben Joseph (əkē`bə), c.A.D. 50–c.A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. was among their disciples. The final compilation and redaction of the opinions and rulings of the tannaim was carried out c.200 under the administration of Judah ha-Nasi Judah ha-Nasi (j
`də hä-nä`sē), c.135–c.
..... Click the link for more information. , and resulted in the Mishna, which is accorded canonical status and forms the basis for all subsequent rabbinic discussions. The Tannaim were succeeded by the Amoraim Amoraim (ä`mōrä`ĭm) [Heb.
..... Click the link for more information. .
..... Click the link for more information. to the compilation of the Mishna Mishna (mĭsh`nə), in Judaism, codified collection of Oral Law—legal interpretations of portions of the biblical books of
..... Click the link for more information. . They functioned as both scholars and teachers, educating those in the synagogues as well as in the academies. Their opinions are found either in the Mishna or as collected in the Tosefta Tosefta (tōsĕf`tə)
..... Click the link for more information. . After the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple (A.D. 70), Johanan ben Zakkai Johanan ben Zakkai (jōhăn`ən bĕn zăk`āī)
..... Click the link for more information. reconstituted the academy at Jabneh (see Jamnia Jamnia (jăm`nēə), biblical Jabneel
..... Click the link for more information. ), where the work of the Tannaim flourished. Akiba ben Joseph Akiba ben Joseph (əkē`bə), c.A.D. 50–c.A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. was among their disciples. The final compilation and redaction of the opinions and rulings of the tannaim was carried out c.200 under the administration of Judah ha-Nasi Judah ha-Nasi (j
`də hä-nä`sē), c.135–c...... Click the link for more information. , and resulted in the Mishna, which is accorded canonical status and forms the basis for all subsequent rabbinic discussions. The Tannaim were succeeded by the Amoraim Amoraim (ä`mōrä`ĭm) [Heb.
..... Click the link for more information. .
Bibliography
See H. L. Strack, Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash (1931, repr. 1969).
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