person · P0383
Rabbi Chiya bar Abba רבי חייא בר אבא
Of Rabbi Yochanan's inner circle in Eretz Yisrael (third generation), remembered for reviewing his learning before his teacher every thirty days. One of the most frequent tradents of Rabbi Yochanan in the Bavli.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבי חייא בר אבא
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A3
- Received the mesorah from
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Teachers
- Rabbi Yochanan
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4010–4080 AM (schematic)
- Academic
- c. 250–320 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Chiya bar Abba reviewed his learning before רבי יוחנן רביה — "Rabbi Yochanan his teacher" — every thirty days; the Bavli says so in his praise, in exactly those words. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| The chain אמר רבי חייא בר אבא אמר רבי יוחנן appears 172 times across the Bavli in this atlas's mining. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rabbi Chiya bar Abba 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 | ★★☆☆☆ |