Born
1
Died
90
Nationality
Jewish
Events involving Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai (3)
70
ID: 4849
Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai escapes Jerusalem in coffin - Establishes academy at Yavneh, saves Judaism from destruction
ID: 4849
85
ID: 4822
Council of Jamnia begins - Rabbinic Judaism reorganizes without Temple, begins fixing Hebrew canon, Birkat ha-Minim added to prayers
ID: 4822
90
ID: 4839
Jamnia establishes Masoretic text tradition - Rabbis begin standardizing Hebrew text, rejecting Greek variants used by Christians
ID: 4839