Hanina ben Pappa

Who is Hanina ben Pappa?

Papi.

For the Babylonian Amora sages of the 5th generetion, see Rav Papi or Rav Papa.

Hanina ben Pappa was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora living in the Land of Israel, halakist, and haggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries; a younger contemporary of Samuel b. Naḥman. His name is variously written "Ḥanina", "Hananiah", and "Ḥinena". That he possessed great stores of learning is shown by the frequency with which he is cited in both Talmud and Midrash, and he enjoyed the companionship of the foremost teachers of his generation. With Simon b. Pazzi he discussed exegetics, and he was associated with Abbahu and Isaac Nappaḥa on the judiciary. Legend has surrounded his name with supernatural incidents.