Bar Kokhba and leadership as seen through the revolt. Issue 7 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sheinfeld, Shayna
• Is Part Of: Religion compass. Volume 13:Issue 7(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Religion -- Periodicals; Religions -- Periodicals; 200.5
• DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12320
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-8171

Abstract

Abstract: Most of what we know about Bar Kokhba derives from rabbinic and patristic literature, which portrays him as a failed messiah figure. However, the letters and coins found from the revolt itself suggest that Bar Kokhba did not claim to be a messiah figure, but instead was an authoritarian ruler who attempted to control the religious, economic, and military matters of his followers.