Talmud for Chagigah 30:9

Rebbi Jehudah bar Pazi in the name of Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Jehudah: Three lectured their teachings⁴¹About the Work of the Chariot. in front of their teachers: Rebbi Joshua in front of Rabban Joḥana ben Zakkai, Rebbi Aqiba in front of Rebbi Joshua, Ḥananiah ben Ḥakhinai in front of Rebbi Aqiba. From there on their mind was not pure⁴²Studies of Ez. 1 were no longer tolerated.. Four entered the Garden⁴³Gnostic interpretations., One peeked and was hurt; one peeked and died; one peeked and cut saplings, one entered in peace and left in peace. Ben Azzai peeked and was hurt; about him the verse says⁴⁴Prov. 25:16. The implication is that eating more than his fill is dangerous., if you found honey, eat your fill. Ben Zoma peeked and died, about him the verse says⁴⁵Ps. 116:15., dear in the Eternal’s eyes is the death of his pious. Aḥer peeked and cut saplings. Who is Aḥer? Elisha ben Abuya, who killed the children of Torah. They said, if he saw a student excelling in Torah he killed him. Not only this, but he went to the school house and saw children in front of their Bible teacher. He said, what are these sitting doing here? The profession of this one is builder, the profession of this one is carpenter, the profession of this one is hunter, the profession of this one is tailor. When they heard this, they left him⁴⁶The teacher. and went away. About him the verse says⁴⁷Eccl. 5:5., do not let your mouth make your flesh sin⁴⁸This quote seems to support Y. Kutscher’s suggestion that “Aḥer” does not mean “the other” but “the one in heat”, since “flesh” describes the male organ., etc.; for he destroyed the deeds of himself. Also in the time of religious persecution they⁴⁹The Romans, during the Hadrianic persecutions. made them⁵⁰The Jews. carry loads. They⁵⁰The Jews. intended that two together should carry one load, because of two persons who performed one work⁵¹It is implied that the Jews were forced to carry on the Sabbath. Two people carrying one load do not break a biblical prohibition. Cf. Šabbat Chapter 1, Note 105.. He⁵²Elisha ben Abuya. said, make them carry singly. They⁴⁹The Romans, during the Hadrianic persecutions. went and made them carry singly. They⁵⁰The Jews. intended to unload in karmelit, in order not to carry from a private to a public domain⁵³To avoid breaking a biblical prohibition, Šabbat Chapter 1, Note 73.. He⁵²Elisha ben Abuya. said to them⁴⁹The Romans, during the Hadrianic persecutions., let them carry flasks; they made them carry flasks⁵⁴To be transported from one private domain to another through public domain, a biblical infraction.. Rebbi Aqiba entered in peace and left in peace; about him the verse says⁵⁵Cant. 1:4. Babli 15b., draw me, I shall run after you, etc.