Statement

An orphan, Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha rose to master of the Torah and in the third century directed the Tiberias academy, in Palestine. He is remembered for his debates with Resh Lakish, another Palestinian sage who, tradition says, had been a bandit and a gladiator before turning to study.

References

1. p. 147

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: A Who's Who of the Ancient Rabbis

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2. p. 147

   reports the tradition · boxed feature · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: A Who's Who of the Ancient Rabbis

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