Rabbi Yehoshua
40 CE–131 CE · Tannaim · Peki In
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya (c. 40–131 CE) was one of the most prominent sages of the second generation of Tannaim. A student of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, he was known for his sharp intellect, humility, and ability to engage in halakhic dispute without personal rancor. He lived through the destruction of the Second Temple and played a crucial role in the reconstruction of Jewish life afterward. Yehoshua served as a leading authority on matters of ritual and law, and his disputes with Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus—often resolved in his favor by the sages—became legendary in Talmudic literature. He was celebrated for his wisdom, his willingness to admit error, and his principle that the halakhah follows the majority view. His teachings appear throughout the Mishnah and both Talmuds.
עין הרע ויצר הרע ושנאת הבריות, מוציאין את האדם מן העולם“An evil eye, an evil inclination, and hatred of fellow creatures drive a person out of the world.”
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Peki InTalmudic-era settlement
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About Peki In
Peki'in is a village in the Upper Galilee of northern Israel with a long-standing Jewish presence dating back to antiquity. In the Talmudic period it is associated with the tanna Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya; according to a well-known tradition, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son hid from the Romans in a cave at Peki'in.
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Sages whose lives overlapped with Rabbi Yehoshua’s in the same cities, drawn from their recorded journeys.
Across the traditions
- Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius· Rome
- Musonius Rufus· Rome
- Quintilian· Rome
- Martial· Rome
- Valerius Flaccus, Gaius· Rome
- Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)· Rome
- Plutarch· Rome
- Domitian· Rome
- Epictetus· Rome
- Juvenal· Rome
- Tacitus, Cornelius· Rome
- Pliny, the Younger· Rome
- Suetonius· Rome
- Florus, Lucius Annaeus· Rome
- Favorinus of Arelate· Rome
- Pope Clement of Rome· Rome
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The world in their lifetime
Thinkers and teachers of other traditions whose lives overlapped with Rabbi Yehoshua’s — a glimpse of the wider world they lived in. Drawn purely from recorded birth and death years.
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