The Death of Honi the Circle Maker
Ancient literature preserves two accounts of the death of Honi the Circle Maker. One is in Josephus, where Honi is murdered by Jews after failing to participate in the Hasmonean civil war; the other is found in B. Ta. 23a, where Honi prays for death when nobody recognizes him after he awakes from sl...
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Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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The review of rabbinic Judaism
Year: 2017, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-250 |
Further subjects: | B
Honi
Circle Maker
Josephus
long sleeper
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