Bar Kokhba and leadership as seen through the revolt

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 at...

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主要作者: Sheinfeld, Shayna (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2019, 卷: 13, 发布: 7, Pages: 1-10
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bar Kochba -135 / Freiheitskämpfer / 宗教领袖
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
BH Judaism
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总结: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.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12320