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Akiba ben Joseph
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A·ki·ba ben Jo·seph  (ä-kbä bn jzf, -sf, -kv) a.d. 50?-132.
Jewish religious leader whose scholarship, particularly a reinterpretation of the Halakah, profoundly influenced Judaism.
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The later and more esoteric version dealt with the concepts of angels and God, and was attributed to Rabbi Akiva and Abraham.
The making of a Jewish folk hero: the Maharal in The Golem of Prague by Murphy, Ruth / The Australian Journal of Jewish Studies
Righteous Women, Apple Trees and Charoset Rabbi Akiva expounds on another aspect of the Israelite contribution to the redemptive process.
The Passover Haggadah: Moses and the human role in redemption by Arnow, David / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
She goes on to detail horrendous examples of human cruelty, such as the live flensing Rabbi Akiva suffered at the hands of the Romans in 135 C.
For the Time Being by Kelleher, Ray / Sojourners
 
 
 
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