person · P0011 · second-temple
Antigonus Ish Sokho אנטיגנוס איש סוכו
Received the tradition from Shimon HaTzaddik. Taught service of God without expectation of reward — "be not like servants who serve the master in order to receive a wage."
Who
- Hebrew
- אנטיגנוס איש סוכו
- Also known as
- Antigonus of Sokho
- Era
- second-temple
- Received the mesorah from
- Shimon HaTzaddik
- Transmitted the mesorah to
- Yose ben Yoezer, Yose ben Yochanan
When
- Traditional
- c. 3460–3560 AM
- Civil (computed)
- 3460–3560 AM · 301–201 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈100 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received the tradition from Shimon HaTzaddik and taught: be not like servants who serve the master on condition of receiving a wage. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| Later tradition connects the misunderstanding of his teaching by his students Tzadok and Baitos with the origin of the Sadducee and Boethusian sects. | rabbinic tradition | ★★★☆☆ | |
| Traditional placement c. 3460–3560 AM.
Schematic traditional dating. |
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |