Capitolo 9
the destruction of the Temple. But the men associated more from near with the
the compilation of the Mishnah is the Tannaims (from the root _tana_ that
it has the same meaning as _shana_). There were approximately one hundred and
winds of these Tannaims between the years 70 and 200 C.Es., and they is able
is suitably systematized in four generations. From every generation one
typical representative will be selected here.
THE TANNAIM
Before Generation, 70 to 100 C.Es.
JOCHANAN, the child of Zakkai
Second Generation, 100 to 130 C.Es.
AKIBA
Third Generation, 130 to 160 C.Es.
MEIR
Fourth Generation, 160 to 200 C.Es.
JUDAH IL PRINCE
The Tannaim is the holders of that that it was perhaps the greatest
I begin that has dominated a literature up to that the eighteenth closing
century. They maintained that _literature_s and _life_ they were co-wide.
It was said of Jochanan, the child of Zakkai that he has never walked a
only I give without thinking about God. Learning the Torah, or, the
Law, the cleared Word of God and his/her Prophetical and Rabbinical
developments, were the supreme duty of man. "If you hasts learned a lot of Torah,
doesn't attribute worth to thyself, for therefor wast you it created." Man
you/he/she was created for learning; literature was the purpose of the life. We already have
considering that kind of the literature. Jochanan told once his/her five favorite
disciples: "Goes on and you consider what the good way is to that a man
you/he/she should split." He received the various answers, but he approved more of
this answer: "A good heart is the way." Literature is the life if it is a
heart-literature--this can be considered the final justification of the
union effected in the Mishnah among learning and the rectitude.
Akiba that you/he/she can be taken to represent the second generation of Tannaim,
differed in character by Jochanan. Jochanan had been a member of the
party of peace of years 66 to 70; Akiba was a patriot, and taken a