Akiva ben Joseph
Also known as Akiva ben Yosef, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Akivah, Akiva, Akiba Ben Joseph
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135)
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Akiva ben Joseph was a Jewish scholar and religious teacher who lived around the 1st-2nd centuries and became one of the most influential figures in Jewish history. He played a central role in developing and interpreting Jewish law and tradition during a critical period for Judaism, and his teachings and methods of biblical interpretation shaped Jewish learning for centuries to come.
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- Akiva ben Joseph , c. 50 CE , Lod , Judaea , Roman Empire
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Akiva ben Joseph (Mishnaic Hebrew: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף, ʿĂqīḇāʾ ben Yōsēp̄; c. 50 – 28 September 135 CE), also known as Rabbi Akiva (רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא), was a leading Jewish scholar and sage and a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the Mishnah and to Midrash Halakha. He is referred to in Tosafot as Rosh la-Hakhamim ("Chief of the Sages"). He was executed by the Romans in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt. He has also been described as a philosopher.
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