person · P0384
Rabbi Asi רבי אסי
Rabbi Ami's constant colleague in Tiberias (third generation, Eretz Yisrael), one of the pair the Bavli calls the eminent kohanim of the Land. Received from Rabbi Yochanan and transmits him constantly in the Bavli.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבי אסי
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A3
- Received the mesorah from
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Teachers
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Colleagues
- Rabbi Ami
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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; the Bavli likewise pictures Rabbi Chiya bar Abba and Rabbi Asi sitting before Rabbi Yochanan. | rabbinic tradition | ★★★★★ | |
| The chain אמר רבי אסי אמר רבי יוחנן appears 75 times across the Bavli in this atlas's mining. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rabbi Asi 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 | ★★☆☆☆ |