Commentary for Avodah Zarah 35:7
אמר לו מן השמים ירחמו אמר לו אני אומר לך דברים של טעם ואתה אומר לי מן השמים ירחמו תמה אני אם לא ישרפו אותך ואת ספר תורה באש אמר לו רבי מה אני לחיי העולם הבא
He replied, “Heaven will show mercy.” He responded, “I am making reasonable statement, and you say, ‘Heaven will show mercy!’ It will surprise me if they do not burn you and the Torah scroll with fire.” He said back, “What is my status with regard to the world to come?”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Hanina seems totally indifferent to his fate. I read in these lines some criticism of R. Hanina. R. Hanina’s answer strikes even R. Yose b. Kisma as ridiculous.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Hanina’s willingness to pay tzedakah money out of his own pocket is what gets him a place in the world to come. Note, it is not his study of Torah or his willingness to die that allows him into the world to come. It is his good deeds. Again, I think there is some criticism here of the rabbinic movement.
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