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{{short description|Greek male given name}}
'''Dosetai''' is a Hebraized form of the [[Greek language|Greek]] [[given name]] [[Dositheus]] meaning "gift of God". It was extremely popular in late classical [[Judea]] and among [[
It has been borne by the following:
▲'''Dosetai''' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] [[given name]] meaning "gift of God". It was extremely popular in late classical [[Judea]] and among [[Jewish]] communities in Egypt, and corresponds to the Hebrew ''"Mattaniah"'' or ''"Nethaneel,"'' which seems to have been a favorite one both in Palestine and in Alexandria (Josephus, "Ant." xiii. 9, § 2; xiv. 10, § 18; xv. 6, § 2). It has been borne by the following:
==''[[Tannaim]]'' - Mishnah rabbis==
===Dosetai of Kefar Yatma===
*'''Dosetai b. Matun''', a [[tanna]]ite mentioned in a [[Baraita]] (Ber. 7b; Meg. 6b) as the author of a [[haggad]]a sentence, which in another place (Derek Ereẓ, ii.) is ascribed to '''Dosetai b. Judah'''. According to Yoma 30b, an [[amora]], also named '''Dosetai b. Matun''', handed down a sentence of Johanan's; but the correct reading is ''"Justai b. Matun,"'' which is found in the parallel passage, Zeb. 99a, and is confirmed by the [[Jerusalem Talmud]] (Yer. B. K. vii. 6a). On [[Abba Jose b. Dosetai]] see Bacher, "Ag. Tan." ii. 388.▼
A pupil of [[Shammai]]<ref>Mishnah [[Orlah (Mishnayoth)|Orlah]] 2:5</ref> lived in Kefar [[Yatma|Yitma]], east of modern [[Ariel (city)|Ariel]], north of [[Shiloh (Biblical city)|Shiloh]].
===Dosetai b. Matun===
*Dosetai, the father of Apotriḳi or Patriḳi. (Ḥul. 64b; compare B. M. 5a). He is perhaps the same Patriḳi or Patriḳ who is mentioned as the brother of Derosa (Yer. Yoma iv. 41d). Dosetai the Elder (Yer. Ned. x. 42b; Yer. Hag. i. 76d), mentioned with a younger Dosetai. He is probably the Dosetai frequently referred to in [[Midrash]]ic literature as having handed down the sentences of [[Samuel b. Naḥman]] and of Levi (Bacher, "Ag. Pal. Amor." i. 488, 492, 503; ii. 431; iii. 695).▼
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===Abba Jose b. Dosetai===
*Dosetai b. Jannai: Tanna of the latter half of the second century, known especially as having handed down sentences of the tannaim Meïr, Jose b. Ḥalafta, and Eleazar b. Shammu'a. On a journey to Babylon he was ill-treated at [[Nehardea]] by the [[Persian Jews|Jewish-Persian]] authorities, and took revenge by giving a [[satirical]] description of the latter. The account of the affair is preserved in two different versions (Giṭ. 14a, b; Yer. Giṭ. i. 43d; Yer. Ḳid. iii. 64a). Examples of Dosetai's humor are to be found in his answers to his pupils' questions on the differences between man and woman (Niddah 31b), and in his reply to the question why [[Jerusalem]] did not have thermæ like [[Tiberias]]: "If Jerusalem had warm springs," he answered, "the [[pilgrim]]s coming up for the feasts would have dwelt on the pleasures of the baths offered them, instead of considering how best to fulfil the regulations for the pilgrimage" (Pes. 8b). The words of Eccl. xi. 6 ("In the morning sow thy seed," etc.) he explained as a reminder to the farmer to be diligent in his sowing and planting (Ab. R. N. iii.). In another sentence (ib. xi.) he showed how the person who does not work during the six week-days will soon find himself compelled to work on the Sabbath. One of Dosetai's sermons praises [[alms]]giving, interpreting Ps. xvii. 15 thus: "Through [[charity]] shall I see thy face, and enjoy thy sight on awakening" (B. B. 10a).▼
On Abba Jose b. Dosetai see Bacher, "Ag. Tan." ii. 388.
===Dosetai b. Jannai===
*In a later Midrashic legend (Tan., Wayesheb, 2; Pirḳe R. El. xxxviii.) '''Dosetai b. Jannai''' is the name of one of the two teachers sent by the Assyrian king to convert the pagans who had settled in Israel (later on, the [[Samaritan]]s). The name was probably suggested by its similarity to that of the Samaritan sect of the [[Dositheans]] (Bacher, "Ag. Tan." ii. 385-387). Compare [[Dositheus]].▼
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===In legend===
*'''Dosetai b. Judah''' was a [[Tanna]] of the latter half of the [[second century CE]]. He was the author of several [[halakhic]] sentences (see B. Ḳ. 83b; Ḳid. 69a, and parallels) and transmitted those of [[Simon b. Joḥai]]. On one occasion Dosetai's opinion was opposed to that of [[Judah ha-Nasi]], the patriarch ('Ar. 30a). Four interpretations of Deut. xxxii. bear his name (Sifre, Deut. 306, 309, 318, 320; comp. Bacher, "Ag. Tan."ii. 390 et seq.).▼
▲* In a later Midrashic legend
===Dosetai b. Judah===
*'''Dosetai of [[Biri]]''' was Palestinian amora of the early part of the fourth century. [['Ulla]], a native of Biri in Galilee, once addressed a halakic question to him ('Ab. Zarah 40a). The [[Babylonian Talmud]] contains three interpretations of Scripture from Dosetai's sermons, which were perhaps handed down in the schools of Babylon by 'Ulla, who had come up from Palestine. One of these refers to Num. x. 36 (B. Ḳ. 83a; compare Sifre to Num. lxxxiv., and the Baraita, Yeb. 64a); another, to I Sam. xxii. 1 et seq. ('Er. 45a);, while the third is an original exposition showing how David in Ps. xix. 13 et seq. gradually begs forgiveness for his sins, like a Samaritan pedler unfolding his wares one after the other (Sanh. 107a). Palestinian sources do not mention Dosetai of Biri (Bacher, "Ag. Pal. Amor." iii. 695; Krauss, in "Monatsschrift," xli. 561).▼
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===Dosetai of Kokaba===
==''Amora''s - Talmud rabbis in the Land of Israel==
===Dosetai===
The father of Apotriki or Patriki,<ref>[[Ḥul.|Hullin]] 64b; compare [[Bava Metzia]] 5a</ref> perhaps the same Patriki or Patrik who is mentioned as the brother of Derosa.<ref>Yerushalmi Yoma 4 41d</ref>
===Dosetai the Elder===
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===Dosetai of Biri===
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==References==
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*{{JewishEncyclopedia|author=[[Marcus Jastrow]] and [[Wilhelm Bacher]]|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=452&letter=D|article=Dosetai}}
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