List of Ancient Rabbis

Simeon the Just 140 BCE high priest ; Simeon ben Shetach 80-50 BCE led Pharisees to power ; cHoni the Circle-drawer 60-50 BCE wonder-worker ; Abtalion 60-30 BCE taught 7 ; Shemaiah 50-30 BCE taught 7 ; Shammai 40 BCE- rigorist ; 20 CE rival of 7 ; HILLEL (the elder) 30 BCE- forms middoth ; 20 CE school prevails ; Hilkiah 20-10 BCE wonder-worker ; Hanan ha Nechba 20-10 BCE wonder-worker ; Gamaliel I 30-50 CE (grand)son of 7 ; JOHANAN ben ZAKKAI 50-80 CE reforms Academy ; cHanina ben Dosa 40-70 CE wonder-worker ; Nechonia ben HaQana ? taught 25 ; Eliezer ben Jacob 50-80 CE expert on Temple ; tZadok 50-80 CE leader during War ; Eliezer (ben Hyrcanus) 70-100 CE brother-in-law of 17 taught 27 ; Joshua (ben cHananiah) 70-100 CE opponent of 16 ; Dosa ben Harkinas ? ; Gamaliel II 90-110 CE grandson of 10 ; JosÃ© the Priest 90-110 CE colleague of 19 ; Eleazar ben 'Atzariah replaced 19 ; Eleazar ben 'Arak 90-110 CE ; Simeon ha Pakoli 80-100 CE formed 18 benedictions ; Samuel the Small 80-100 CE revised 12th benediction ; Ishmael (ben Elisha) 90-135 CE began Midrashim mystical exegete ; Eleazar ben Dama ? opposed by 25 ; AQIBA (ben Joseph) 90-135 CE formed HB canon began Mishna mystical exegete supported bar Kochba ; cHanania ben Teradion 100-135 CE martyred with 27 ; (Simeon) ben 'Azzai 90-125 CE mystic ; (Simeon) ben Zoma 90-125 CE mystic ; Elisha ben Abuyah 90-135 CE mystic, apostate ; Eleazar of Modi'im 100-135 CE executed by bar Kochba ; Simeon ben Gamaliel II 135-150 CE moved Academy to Galilee ; MEIR 130-160 CE expanded Mishna haggadist ; Judah (ben El'ai) 130-160 CE expert in halakah ; Simeon (ben Jochai) 125-150 CE noted haggadist survived Hadrianic war ; JosÃ© (ben Halaphta) 135-160 CE fixed chronology ; Eleazar (ben Shammua') 135-160 CE from Alexandria ; Joshua ben Karcha 135-160 CE colleague of 37 ; Nathan (ha Babli) 140-180 CE source of ARN ? ; JUDAH ha NASI 160-200 CE son of 33; called "Rabbi" completed Mishna ; Simeon ben Eleazar 160-200 CE debated with 41 ; Jacob 160-200 CE grandson of 31 ; Gamaliel III 190-220 CE successor of 41 ; cHiyya (bar Abba) 180-230 CE compiled Tosefta ; (Eleazar) bar Kappara 180-220 CE associate of 44 ; cHanina (bar Hama) 220-260 CE head of Academy ; Jannai 210-250 CE rival of 47 ; Joshua ben Levi 220-250 CE noted haggadist ; Jonathan (ben Eleazar) 220-260 CE colleague of 47 ; ABBA (Arika) 210-250 CE nephew of 45 called "Rab"; began Babylonian Gemara ; Shila 210-240 CE school rivaled 51 ; Samuel (bar Abba) 220-260 CE lawyer & scientist ; JOHANAN (bar Nappacha) 220-280 CE began Palestinian Gemara ; Simeon ben Lakish 230-270 CE brother-in-law of 54 ; Alexandri 240-270 CE prime tradant of 49 ; Simlai 240-280 CE from Babylon ; JUDAH (bar Ezekiel) 260-299 CE school rivaled 52 ; Samuel ben Nachmani 260-310 CE haggadist ; Eleazar (ben Pedath) 260-280 CE replaced 54 ; Jannai ben Ishmael 280-300 CE ; Ulla bar Ishmael 280-320 CE from Israel ; Joseph (bar cHiyya) 300-340 CE edited Tagummim ; Jeremiah 320-350 CE from Babylon ; Hillel II 330-365 CE great-great- grandson of 44 ; Acha bar Jacob 320-350 CE ; Idith bar Abin 310-350 CE critic of mystics ; Nachman ben Isaac 330-360 CE ;