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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."

I. 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

II. When

Traditional
c. 3460–3560 AM
Lifespan (traditional)
≈100 years
Precision
approximate

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
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 ★★☆☆☆