person · P0382
Rabbah bar bar Chana רבה בר בר חנה
Traveler between Bavel and Eretz Yisrael who carried Rabbi Yochanan's teachings east in vast quantity (third generation): the chain אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר רבי יוחנן is among the most frequent transmission formulas in the Bavli.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבה בר בר חנה
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A3
- Received the mesorah from
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Teachers
- Rabbi Yochanan
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4000–4070 AM (schematic)
- Academic
- c. 240–310 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Among the great sages who received from Rabbi Yochanan — Rabbah bar bar Chana, Rabbi Ami, Rabbi Asi, Rav Dimi, and Ravin" — the Rambam's reception statement. | rabbinic tradition | ★★★★★ | |
| The Bavli transmits his material overwhelmingly in the chain formula אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר רבי יוחנן — 216 occurrences across the Bavli in this atlas's mining, his dominant literary role. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rabbah bar bar Chana directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to Rabbi Yochanan's generation, from whom he received.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |