Category:Gamaliel (subject)
Gamaliel (1st century CE) was, according to Rabbinic and Christian traditions, a leader of the Pharisees at Jerusalem before the Jewish War.
Biography
Gamaliel is mentioned in both Rabbinic and Christian sources.
The Mishnah introduces him as one of the greatest teacher of Israel and as such he is mentioned in the entire Rabbinic literature.
In the Acts of the Apostles, Gamaliel is praised for his tolerant attitude toward the first Christians. When Peter and John were brought before the Sanhedrin, Gamaliel favored their release (Acts 5). In a speech Paul remembered him as his Pharisaic teacher at Jerusalem (Acts 22:3).
Later Christian tradition would speculate on Gamaliel's (and Nicodemus') conversion and even made him a saint.
Gamaliel in ancient sources
Mishnah
"Since Rabban Gamaliel the Elder died, there has been no more reverence for the law, and purity and piety died out at the same time" [Mishnah Sotah 15:18].
Acts of the Apostles
According to Acts, Paul as a Pharisee was "educated at the feet of Gamaliel" (22:3).
Acts 5 --
Gamaliel in Scholarship
Gamaliel in Fiction
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Pages in category "Gamaliel (subject)"
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