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Unfortunately I'm unable to post links to my sources. There is a website "the sanhedrin dot org" where I pulled much of this info and also the Jewish Encyclopedia where I pulled information on Gamaliel.
Also, to be honest the influence that the school of Hillel had on the teachings of Jesus must be stated, if one is to understand first century Judaism and the beginnings of Christianity. There was within the Pharisees different schools of thought IE Hillel and Shammai. Many of the quotes attributed to Jesus were quotes that had been made earlier by Hillel (such as the Golden Rule).
Also of note the Apostle Paul was a Pharisee (and remained proud of it according to Scriptures) from the School of Hillel, apparently a student of Gamaliel who was the grandson of Hillel himself.
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