תלמוד על סנהדרין 6:5

Antoninus⁴⁸⁹A crypto-Jewish Roman Emperor, probably of the Severan dynasty. It is futile to try to determine to whom one refers; cf. Kilaim9:4, Note 79. It was implied already in Halakhah 1 that Gentiles may have part in the World to Come. asked Rebbi, may I build an altar? He said to him, build it and hide its stones. May one make incense for him? He said to him, make it without one of its ingredients. Was it not stated, you may not make for yourselves⁴⁹⁰Ex. 30:37.? You may not make for yourselves [but] others may make for you⁴⁹¹Gentiles may make the incense for non-sacral use.. Rebbi Ḥanania said, this was for Rebbi Romanos⁴⁹²Rebbi’s agent for matters to be done outside the seat of the Patriarchate. whom Rebbi sent to make it for him. ⁴⁹³A parallel, in slightly different order, is in Sanhedrin 10:6 (Notes 331–338). There, in Halakhah 3:12, and in Midrashic sources, the Emperor is called Antolinus. There are indications implying that (Antolinus) [Antoninus] converted; there are indications implying that (Antolinus) [Antoninus] did not convert. One saw him walking with a slight shoe on the Day of Atonement³³²The scroll may not be used for public readings.. What do you infer since even God-fearing people go outside thus? (Antolinus) [Antoninus] said to Rebbi, can I eat from the Leviathan⁴⁹⁵The just feasting on Leviathan meat in the World to Come are also mentioned in Lev. rabba 22(7), Babli Bava batra74b–75a. in the World to Come? He said to him, yes. He told him, from the Passover lamb you would not let me eat, but from Leviathan you make me eat? He answered, what can we do for you since about the Passover lamb it is written that no uncircumcised man may eat from it⁴⁹⁶Ex. 12:48.. When he heard this, he went and circumcized. He came to Rebbi and said to him, look at my circumcision. He answered him, at mine I never looked⁴⁹⁷It is indecent to look at sexual organs. Other references to this insert are Megillah3:3 (74a l.39); Avodah zarah 3:1 (42c l.5); Babli Šabbat 118b, Pesaḥim 104a., and at yours I should look? Why is he called our holy teacher? Because he never in his life looked at his circumcision. And why is his name Naḥum the holiest of holies⁴⁹⁸An otherwise unknown personality.? Because he never in his life looked at the figure on a coin. This implies that (Antolinus) [Antoninus] converted. The statement of the rabbis implies that (Antolinus) [Antoninus] did (not) convert, as ³³¹“Open at the start” means that the writing of the first paragraph starts only in the middle of the line. This is normal for paragraphs following a closed paragraph. Open at the bottom means that the remainder of the last line of the paragraph remains empty; this is the definition of an open paragraph. Open on both sides implies open at the start. Rebbi Ḥizqiah, Rebbi Abbahu in the name of Rebbi Eleazar said: When in the Future World the proselytes come, (Antolinus) [Antoninus] comes at the head of all of them.