Honi the Circle Drawer:

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" Honi the Circle Drawer: "
Isaiah Ben-Pazi

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1075421
Doc. No	:	LA119050
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700631-12340155‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Isaiah Ben-Pazi
Title & Author	:	Honi the Circle Drawer: [Article] : “A Member of the Household” or “A Son Who Implores His Father”?\ Isaiah Ben-Pazi
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal for the Study of Judaism
Date	:	2017
Volume/ Issue Number	:	48/4-5
Page No	:	551–563
Abstract	:	This article analyzes the meaning of two short metaphors used in the legend of Honi the Circle Drawer that define Honi’s relationship with God: Honi referred to himself as a “ben bayit” and Shimon son of Shatah called him “a son who implores his father” (m. Taʿan. 3:8). Explaining these metaphors contains the key to understanding the conflict between Honi and Simeon son of Shatah who criticized him harshly. Most of the explanations for this exchange suggested previously involve imposing philosophical issues that are not suggested by the text. This article examines the use of the key term “ben bayit” and shows that it indicates a position of a slave who has decision-making powers in God’s “house.” This is what Honi presumed to be, and Shimon rejected.
Descriptor	:	Hasid
Descriptor	:	Honi the Circle Drawer
Descriptor	:	rabbinic
Descriptor	:	rainmaking
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700631-12340155‬