The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1975 page)

 
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see
LIBERATION THEOLOGY
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see
RABBI
.

 
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(3rd cent. CE). Abba b. Arikha (i.e. ‘the tall’). Jewish Babylonian amora. Rav was the founder of the
academy
at
Sura
. He was called Rav (see
RABBI
) because he was ‘the rav of the entire
diaspora
’ (
B.Bezah
9a). Ordained by
Judah ha-Nasi
in
Erez Israel
, he was so respected that his independent authority was universally accepted. He defined ‘the true Jew’ as one who has compassion on all people, since those lacking in mercy have not inherited the compassion of
Abraham
.

 
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(4th cent. CE). R. Abba b. Joseph b.
ama. Jewish Babylonian amora. The discussions of Rava and his companion
Abbaye
are found throughout the Babylonian
Talmud
. In general, the
halakhah
follows Rava's opinion. His
academy
at Mahoza attracted many students and his pupils took no satisfaction in the teachings of other sages (
B.Ta‘an
. 9a).

 
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