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'''Hanan of Iskiya (Asikia)'''<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=206&letter=H HANAN OF ISKIYA (ASIKIA)]:, jewishencyclopedia.com; Article</ref> ( |
'''Hanan of Iskiya (Asikia)'''<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=206&letter=H HANAN OF ISKIYA (ASIKIA)]:, jewishencyclopedia.com; Article</ref> ({{langx|he|רב חנן מאישקיא/מאישקא}}; alternative [[English language|English]] spellings: '''Hanan of Iskia''',<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=168&letter=F FIRUZ-SHABUR], jewishencyclopedia.com;Article</ref> or '''Hanan of Iskya''', or '''Hanan of Ishqiya'''<ref>"Jews in Islamic countries in the Middle Ages", [[Moshe Gil]], p. 404 - A Chronological List of the Geonim of Sura and Pumbedita [https://books.google.com/books?id=8vTTCwG0nKIC&pg=PA404]</ref>) was rector of the Talmudical academy at [[Pumbedita]], 589-608. He was succeeded by [[Mari ben R. Dimi]] after his death in 609. |
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[[Hormizd IV]] having persecuted the Christians and the Jews, the Talmudical academies of [[Sura]] and Pumbedita were closed, their masters removing to [[Firuz-Shabur]], in the neighborhood of Nehardea. The accession of Hormizd's general, [[Bahram Chobin]], relieved the Jews from persecution; Hanan returned to Pumbedita, reopened the academy, and assumed the rectorate, which he held for nineteen years. |
[[Hormizd IV]] having persecuted the Christians and the Jews, the Talmudical academies of [[Sura]] and Pumbedita were closed, their masters removing to [[Firuz-Shabur]], in the neighborhood of Nehardea. The accession of Hormizd's general, [[Bahram Chobin]], relieved the Jews from persecution; Hanan returned to Pumbedita, reopened the academy, and assumed the rectorate, which he held for nineteen years. |
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Thus far almost all historians agree, but not in regard to Hanan's inauguration of the era of the [[Geonim]]. Some, believing that the line of the [[Saboraim]] covered several generations, from the death of [[Ravina II|Rabina bar Ḥuna]] (499) to the middle of the 7th century, include Hanan in the list of the Saboraim. Others, however |
Thus far almost all historians agree, but not in regard to Hanan's inauguration of the era of the [[Geonim]]. Some, believing that the line of the [[Saboraim]] covered several generations, from the death of [[Ravina II|Rabina bar Ḥuna]] (499) to the middle of the 7th century, include Hanan in the list of the Saboraim. Others, however,<ref>see [[Yitzhak Isaac Halevy Rabinowitz]], "Dorot ha-Rishonim"</ref> following the tradition that [[Giza]] ('Ena, Gada) and [[Simuna]] were the last of the Saboraim,<ref>see "Seder Tanna'im we-Amora'im"</ref> and that Hanan of Iskiya sat at the feet of the disciples of these masters, begin the geonic period with the restoration of the Pumbedita academy, and to its promoter they ascribe the origination of the title "Gaon". |
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Be this as it may, Hanan of Iskiya is remembered as the restorer of the Pumbedita Talmudical academy, and as the head of a line of teachers covering over four hundred years (589-1038), to the death of [[Hai Gaon]] and the end of the geonic period. |
Be this as it may, Hanan of Iskiya is remembered as the restorer of the [[Pumbedita Academy|Pumbedita Talmudical academy]], and as the head of a line of teachers covering over four hundred years (589-1038), to the death of [[Hai Gaon]] and the end of the geonic period. |
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*[[Heinrich Graetz|Grätz]], Gesch. 2d ed., v. 10 et seq., 382 et seq.; |
*[[Heinrich Graetz|Grätz]], Gesch. 2d ed., v. 10 et seq., 382 et seq.; |
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*Halevy, Dorot ha-Rishonim, iii. 166 et seq.; |
*Halevy, Dorot ha-Rishonim, iii. 166 et seq.; |
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*Jost, Gesch. der Juden und Seiner Sekten, ii. 252; |
*Jost, Gesch. der Juden und Seiner Sekten, ii. 252; |
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*Zacuto, Yuḥasin, ed. Filipowski, p. 204. |
*Zacuto, Yuḥasin, ed. [[Herschell Filipowski|Filipowski]], p. 204. |
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 31 October 2024
Hanan of Iskiya (Asikia)[1] (Hebrew: רב חנן מאישקיא/מאישקא; alternative English spellings: Hanan of Iskia,[2] or Hanan of Iskya, or Hanan of Ishqiya[3]) was rector of the Talmudical academy at Pumbedita, 589-608. He was succeeded by Mari ben R. Dimi after his death in 609.
Hormizd IV having persecuted the Christians and the Jews, the Talmudical academies of Sura and Pumbedita were closed, their masters removing to Firuz-Shabur, in the neighborhood of Nehardea. The accession of Hormizd's general, Bahram Chobin, relieved the Jews from persecution; Hanan returned to Pumbedita, reopened the academy, and assumed the rectorate, which he held for nineteen years.
Thus far almost all historians agree, but not in regard to Hanan's inauguration of the era of the Geonim. Some, believing that the line of the Saboraim covered several generations, from the death of Rabina bar Ḥuna (499) to the middle of the 7th century, include Hanan in the list of the Saboraim. Others, however,[4] following the tradition that Giza ('Ena, Gada) and Simuna were the last of the Saboraim,[5] and that Hanan of Iskiya sat at the feet of the disciples of these masters, begin the geonic period with the restoration of the Pumbedita academy, and to its promoter they ascribe the origination of the title "Gaon".
Be this as it may, Hanan of Iskiya is remembered as the restorer of the Pumbedita Talmudical academy, and as the head of a line of teachers covering over four hundred years (589-1038), to the death of Hai Gaon and the end of the geonic period.
References
[edit]- ^ HANAN OF ISKIYA (ASIKIA):, jewishencyclopedia.com; Article
- ^ FIRUZ-SHABUR, jewishencyclopedia.com;Article
- ^ "Jews in Islamic countries in the Middle Ages", Moshe Gil, p. 404 - A Chronological List of the Geonim of Sura and Pumbedita [1]
- ^ see Yitzhak Isaac Halevy Rabinowitz, "Dorot ha-Rishonim"
- ^ see "Seder Tanna'im we-Amora'im"
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=206&letter=H. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Its bibliography:
- Grätz, Gesch. 2d ed., v. 10 et seq., 382 et seq.;
- Halevy, Dorot ha-Rishonim, iii. 166 et seq.;
- Jost, Gesch. der Juden und Seiner Sekten, ii. 252;
- Zacuto, Yuḥasin, ed. Filipowski, p. 204.