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Gamaliel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Gamaliel. Name of six Jewish sages, descendants of Hillel, who filled the role of nasi. Rabban Gamaliel ha-Zaken (the elder) (early 1st cent. CE) was responsible for many takkanot. According to Acts 22. 3, he was the teacher of the apostle Paul. Rabban Gamaliel II (late 1st cent.) succeeded Johanan b. Zakkai as nasi and was one of the greatest scholars of his generation. Gamaliel III (early 3rd cent.), the son of Judah ha-Nasi, pronounced invalid the method of ritual slaughter of the Samaritans. Rabban Gamaliel IV was nasi in the late 3rd cent., while Rabban Gamaliel V presided in the late 4th cent. Rabban Gamaliel VI (d. 426) was the final nasi. He was deprived of his position in 415 because he had built a synagogue without permission and had defended the Jews against the Christians.

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Gamaliel

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Gamaliel ♂ Biblical name, apparently meaning ‘benefit of God’ in Hebrew, occurring in both the Old and the New Testaments. In the Old Testament it is the name of the prince of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:10); in the New Testament it is borne by a wise Pharisee (Acts 5:34) and a teacher of St Paul (Acts 22:3), who may have been the same person. It was in limited use in England from the 15th century and was taken up by Puritans in the 17th century; in more recent times it has been associated with the U.S. president Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923).

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gamaliel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gamaliel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gamaliel.html

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Gamaliel

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Gamaliel . 1 In the Bible, Manassite chief. 2 In the New Testament, president of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem; teacher of St. Paul. He was also known as Gamaliel I, or Gamaliel the Elder. Grandson and disciple of the famous scholar Hillel , he advocated leniency toward Christians. 3 Grandson of Gamaliel I; fl. AD 80. Also known as Gamaliel II, he helped consolidate Judaism after the Jewish war (AD 66–70).

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Gamaliel

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Gamaliel A liberal-minded Pharisee in the Sanhedrin who had trained Paul (Acts 22: 3) and who in about 30 CE counselled moderation when the apostles had been apprehended (Acts 5: 34). The words put into his mouth about the rising of Theudas are a mistake on Luke's part, since this took place in about 44–6 CE.

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gamaliel." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Gamaliel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Gamaliel. The Jewish rabbi who was the teacher of St Paul in his pre-Christian days. His tolerant views were exemplified in his attitude to St Peter and his companions (Acts 5: 34–40).

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gamaliel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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	Local Gamaliel Associate, ARISE, trains for grassroot politics. Newspaper article from: The Informed Constituent (Albany, NY); 2/1/2008
	Gamaliel Ku Angeles.(Local) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 11/26/2008
	Warren Gamaliel Harding.(Saturday)(The Rainbow Page)(U.S. Presidents) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 9/7/1996