Premium
Bar Kokhba and leadership as seen through the revolt
Author(s) -
Sheinfeld Shayna
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/rec3.12320
Subject(s) - messiah , ruler , authoritarianism , bar (unit) , psychology , social psychology , management , theology , philosophy , law , political science , economics , physics , democracy , quantum mechanics , politics , meteorology
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.