Bar Kokhba
This biography of the ancient Jewish military leader examines how he mounted a years-long revolt against Rome that changed the course of history.
In AD 132, a bloody struggle began between two determined leaders over who would rule Judea. One was the powerful Roman Emperor Hadrian, who some regarded as divine. The other was Shim’on—known today as Bar Kokhba—a Jewish military commander in a distric...
This biography of the ancient Jewish military leader examines how he mounted a years-long revolt against Rome that changed the course of history.
In AD 132, a bloody struggle began between two determined leaders over who would rule Judea. One was the powerful Roman Emperor Hadrian, who some regarded as divine. The other was Shim’on—known today as Bar Kokhba—a Jewish military commander in a distric...
