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Gamaliel the Elder (/ ɡ ə ˈ m eɪ l i əl,-ˈ m ɑː-, ˌ ɡ æ m ə ˈ l iː əl /; also spelled Gamliel; Hebrew: רַבַּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הַזָּקֵן Rabban Gamlīʾēl hazZāqēn; Koinē Greek: Γαμαλιὴλ ὁ Πρεσβύτερος Gamaliēl ho Presbýteros), or Rabban Gamaliel I, was a leading authority ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Gamaliel was a first-century Jewish rabbi and a leader in the Jewish Sanhedrin. Gamaliel is mentioned a couple of times in Scripture as a famous and well-respected teacher. Indirectly, Gamaliel had a profound effect on the early church.
Gamaliel was an influential Pharisee and an expert of the law in the Jewish religion during the days of the Apostolic Church. He was also a key member of the highest Jewish council called the Sanhedrin.
Jun 28, 2024 · Gamaliel I (flourished 1st century ce) was a tanna, one of a select group of Palestinian masters of the Jewish Oral Law, and a teacher twice mentioned in the New Testament. He lived during the early part of the 1st century ce, prior to the Oral Law’s eventual codification in the Mishna.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Gamaliel was a respected Pharisee and a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin who advised caution towards Jesus' followers and spared their lives. He also taught Saul of Tarsus, who became Paul, the Apostle and author of many New Testament books.
Gamaliel I. was a prominent leader of the Pharisees and the school of Hillel in the first century CE. He dictated letters to the Jews in different regions, spoke in favor of Jesus' disciples, and classified his pupils according to their learning and understanding.
Oct 18, 2022 · Gamaliel was a prominent Jewish leader who intervened in the trial of Peter and the apostles in Acts 5. He was also Paul's teacher before his conversion and a respected scholar in the Talmud.
