In Yer.Hag. II 76d he is called Mattai of Arbela, which is also found in ancient and linguistically reliable manuscripts of the Mishnah, such as Codex Kaufmann, Codex Parma A and the Cambridge Codex (edited by W. H. Lowe). The confusion in the rendering of his name seems to be due to faulty textual transmission, i.e. the Hebrew mem being separated graphically into two parts, which looked, respectively as a nun and a yod, thus Mattai became Nittai. Arbela was a city of the Galilee not far from Tiberias.
Teachingsedit
No halakhot of his are extant, but some of his apothegms have been preserved in such sources as Pirkei Avot; these afford a glimpse of his character, to wit: "Distance thyself from a bad neighbor; consort not with an evil man, nor despair at tribulation."[1] These bitter utterances contrast sharply with the gentle maxims of his colleague Joshua ben Perachyah. Nittai seems to have spoken thus after John Hyrcanus had deserted the party of the Pharisees and joined the Sadducees, persecuting his former friends. The phrase "renounce not the hope of retribution" was perhaps intended to comfort the Pharisees with the thought that Hyrcanus himself would not escape punishment, while the other two injunctions were designed maybe to keep them from joining the Sadducees.
id., Hodegetica in Mischnam, pp. 33–34, Leipzig, 1859.
January 01, 1970
nittai, arbela, hebrew, נתאי, הארבלי, beit, vice, president, sanhedrin, under, nasi, joshua, perachyah, time, john, hyrcanus, contents, name, teachings, also, references, bibliography, jewish, encyclopedia, bibliographyname, editin, called, mattai, arbela, whi. Nittai of Arbela Hebrew נתאי הארבלי was av beit din or vice president of the Sanhedrin under the nasi Joshua ben Perachyah at the time of John Hyrcanus r 134 104 BC Contents 1 Name 2 Teachings 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 5 1 Jewish Encyclopedia bibliographyName editIn Yer Hag II 76d he is called Mattai of Arbela which is also found in ancient and linguistically reliable manuscripts of the Mishnah such as Codex Kaufmann Codex Parma A and the Cambridge Codex edited by W H Lowe The confusion in the rendering of his name seems to be due to faulty textual transmission i e the Hebrew mem being separated graphically into two parts which looked respectively as a nun and a yod thus Mattai became Nittai Arbela was a city of the Galilee not far from Tiberias Teachings editNo halakhot of his are extant but some of his apothegms have been preserved in such sources as Pirkei Avot these afford a glimpse of his character to wit Distance thyself from a bad neighbor consort not with an evil man nor despair at tribulation 1 These bitter utterances contrast sharply with the gentle maxims of his colleague Joshua ben Perachyah Nittai seems to have spoken thus after John Hyrcanus had deserted the party of the Pharisees and joined the Sadducees persecuting his former friends The phrase renounce not the hope of retribution was perhaps intended to comfort the Pharisees with the thought that Hyrcanus himself would not escape punishment while the other two injunctions were designed maybe to keep them from joining the Sadducees Preceded byJose ben Jochanan Av Beth Din Succeeded byJudah ben TabbaiSee also editMount NitaiReferences edit Avot i 7 Bibliography edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Singer Isidore et al eds 1901 1906 Nittai of Arbela The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography edit Weiss Dor i 132 Z Frankel in Monatsschrift 1852 pp 410 413 id Hodegetica in Mischnam pp 33 34 Leipzig 1859 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nittai of Arbela amp oldid 1211128477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
