The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Mikvah at Masada
Rediscovering the Fascinating Revolt of Bar Kochba
The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) marked the Jewish people’s valiant last stand in ancient times to maintain political independence on their own land. Explore modern-day discoveries made in the Judean desert that have contributed greatly to scholars’ understanding of the revolt. See extensive illustrations and photos, and a new picture emerging of Bar Kokhba and the failed revolt that he led.
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Challenge and Transformation: Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism – Part 2
Lawrence H. Schiffman, PhD Foreign Rule and Revolt In the last years of the Second Commonwealth, as Roman rule became more and more intolerable,…
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The Effect of the Jewish Revolt Against Rome
The Fall of Jerusalem and the Lack of Unity
Recovering Josephus: Mason’s History of the Jewish War and the Siege of Masada
Gwyn Davies, PhD and Jodi Magness, PhD In a recent book, S. Mason, a highly-regarded Josephus specialist, presents an overview of the First Jewish…
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The Lead up to the Jewish Revolt Against Rome
Why so Many Debates?
