▁adopted ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁between ▁two ▁cont ending ▁hal akh ists . ▁Like ▁his ▁master ▁Ak iva , ▁Jose ▁occupied ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁d ots ▁which ▁sometimes ▁accomp any ▁the ▁words ▁in ▁the ▁Bible , ▁occasionally ▁bas ing ▁his ▁hal ak hot ▁on ▁such ▁d ots . ▁He ▁was ▁generally ▁liberal ▁in ▁his ▁hal akh ic ▁dec isions , ▁especially ▁in ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁laws ▁concerning ▁fast s ▁and ▁v ows . ▁ ▁A gg ad ah ▁ ▁Jose ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁prominent ▁ag g ad ist . ▁The ▁conversation ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁with ▁a ▁Roman ▁mat ron , ▁resulting ▁in ▁her ▁conv iction ▁of ▁the ▁superior ity ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁religion , ▁shows ▁his ▁great ▁skill ▁in ▁interpre ting ▁Bib lic al ▁vers es . ▁ ▁Jose ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁S eder ▁O lam ▁Rab ba , ▁a ▁chron icle ▁from ▁the ▁creation ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Had rian , ▁for ▁which ▁reason ▁it ▁is ▁called ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" Bar ait a ▁di ▁Rab bi ▁Jose ▁ben ▁Hal aft a ." ▁This ▁work , ▁though ▁incomplete ▁and ▁too ▁conc ise , ▁shows ▁Jose ' s ▁system ▁of ▁arr anging ▁material ▁in ▁chron ological ▁order . ▁ ▁Jose ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁eth ical ▁dict a , ▁which ▁are ▁characteristic , ▁and ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁laid ▁special ▁stress ▁on ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁Jose ' s ▁eth ical ▁say ings ▁shows ▁his ▁t endency ▁toward ▁Ess en ism . ▁As ▁has