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Another title found in the Tosefta and Talmud is ben Stada ( son of Stada ).

However in Shabbat 104b and Sanhedrin 67a in the Babylonian Talmud, a passage is found that some have interpreted as equating ben Pandera with ben Stada.

The passage is in the form a Talmudic debate in which various voices make statements, each refuting the previous statement.

In such debates the various statements and their refutations are often of a Midrashic nature, sometimes incorporating subtle humour and should not always be taken at face value.

The purpose of the passage is to arrive at a Midrashic meaning for the term Stada.