- Gamaliel
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Gamaliel (disambiguation) Gamaliel the Elder (gəmā'lēəl), or Rabbi Gamaliel I, was a leading authority in the
Sanhedrin in the mid first century. He was the grandson of the great Jewish teacherHillel the Elder , and died twenty years before the destruction of thesecond temple in Jerusalem. He fathered a son, whom he called Simeon, after his father's nameTheJewish Encyclopedia article on [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=G&artid=51 Gamliel I] by Solomon Schechter and Wilhelm Bacher.] , and a daughter, whose daughter ("i.e.", Gamaliel's granddaughter) married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael ["'Abodah Zarah" 3:10] . The name "Gamaliel" is the Greek form of the Hebrew name meaning "reward ofGod ".In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is celebrated as a
Pharisee doctor of Jewish Law, who was the teacher ofPaul the Apostle "Gamaliel." "Catholic Encyclopedia." http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06374b.htm] ; the author of theBook of Acts portrays Gamaliel with great respect [] .The Book of Acts later goes on to describe
Paul of Tarsus recounting that he was "educated at the feet of Gamaliel" about Jewish religious law []See also
References
External sources
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=51&letter=G&search=gamaliel The Jewish Encyclopedia on Gamaliel I]
* [http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/economic/friedman/sanhedrin.htm Perspectives on Transformational Leadership in the Sanhedrin of Ancient Judaism]
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