ASHI BEN SIMAJ. - Babylonian Amora (v.) of the sixth generation, b. in 352 and d. in 427. He reopened the academy of Sura, of which he was the head from 375 until his death. His activity was directed toward collecting and coordinating the Talmudic material accumulated by the Babylonian rabbis over the course of two centuries. He enjoyed great prestige among his contemporaries for his learning. To him and to his successor Rabina (v. ABINA) is attributed the definitive redaction of the Babylonian Talmud.
BibliographyH. L. Strack, Einleitung in Talmud und Midraš, 5th ed., Munich 1921, p. 148.
BIBL.: H. L. Strack, Einleitung in Talmud und Midraš, 5th ed., Munich 1921, p. 148.
Ravenna, Alfredo. “AŠI Ben Simaj.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 135. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/asi-ben-simaj.
MLA
Ravenna, Alfredo. “AŠI Ben Simaj.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 135. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/asi-ben-simaj.
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author = {Ravenna, Alfredo},
title = {AŠI Ben Simaj},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {II},
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note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/asi-ben-simaj}
}
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