Sanhedrin 92b

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Topic

תחיית המתים, the dead that יחזקאל revived, and the miracles of the fiery furnace

Overview

The עמוד first finishes the teaching of תנא דבי אליהו: the צדיקים who are brought back to life will never die again. While הקדוש ברוך הוא renews the world, they will fly over the water on eagle-like wings without growing tired. The גמרא asks why we do not learn the opposite from the dead that יחזקאל revived, and answers that this teaching holds the vision was only a משל. A ברייתא then brings several views: some say those dead really lived, sang, and died again. Others say it was only a משל. Still others say they went up to ארץ ישראל and had families, and רבי יהודה בן בתירא even says he is their descendant. Next, five אמוראים each say who those dead people were, ending with רבי יוחנן, who says they were beautiful youths killed by נבוכדנצר in בקעת דורא. A ברייתא tells how יחזקאל revived them on the day חנניה, מישאל, and עזריה were thrown into the furnace, and how this led נבוכדנצר to praise ה׳. The גמרא then lists six miracles from that day and learns from the three men's clothing that a person should keep his dignity even in danger. A new statement of רבי יוחנן begins at the end and continues on the next עמוד.

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The steps (25)

1. QuestionWhat do the righteous do while the world is being renewed?
2. ResponseThey are given eagle wings and fly over the water
3. ResponseThey will not suffer or get tired
4. ChallengeWhy not learn from the dead that יחזקאל revived?
5. ResolutionHe holds that יחזקאל's vision was a משל
6. Proofרבי אליעזר: they stood, sang, and died
7. Statementרבי יהושע: a different song
8. Statementרבי יהודה: it was truth, a parable
9. Challengeרבי נחמיה: truth or parable, which is it?
10. ResolutionIt means: in truth, it was a parable
11. StatementThey went up to ארץ ישראל and had families
12. Proofרבי יהודה בן בתירא: I am their descendant
13. QuestionWho were the dead that יחזקאל revived?
14. Responseרב: they were the sons of אפרים who miscounted the end of the exile
15. Responseשמואל: they were people who denied the resurrection of the dead
16. Responseרבי ירמיה בר אבא: they were people without any trace of מצוה
17. ResponseThe dead were those who filled the היכל with idol images
18. ResponseThe dead were the dead of בקעת דורא
19. StatementThe story of the beautiful youths killed by נבוכדנצר
20. Statementיחזקאל revives the dead while the three are in the furnace
21. Statementרבי יצחק's harsh comment on נבוכדנצר's praise
22. StatementSix miracles happened on the day of the furnace
23. ProofWhere we know the miracles from, and the proof for the four groups
24. StatementKeeping one's dignity even in danger
25. StatementIntroducing a new statement of רבי יוחנן