10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAR KOSBA»
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Paläographie / Palaeography
Bar Kosba (Kokhba) and Akiba“ The forms of the letters in the Bar Kosba (Kokhba
) document (see illustration p. 252) are already rather close to what is termed fully
developed Square script. However, the differences are still of sufficient ...
Salomo A. Birnbaum, Erika Timm,
2011
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Ein Leben für die Wissenschaft: Paläographie. 2
The forms of the letters in the Bar Kosba (Kokhba) document (see illustration p.
252) are already rather close to what is termed fully developed Square script.
However, the differences are still of sufficient importance to lead our modern eyes
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Salomo A. Birnbaum, Erika Timm,
2011
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia
Simeon bar Kosba (d.AD 135) Leader of an unsuccessful Jewish revolt against
Roman rule in Palestine. In 131 -Hadrian forbade circumcision and built a temple
to Jupiter on the ruins of the Temple of -Jerusalem. The Jews rebelled in 132, led
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Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions
BAR KOKHBA \,bar-'k6k-ba\, original name Simeon bar Kosba, Kosba also
spelled Koseba, Kosiba, or Kochba (d. 135 CE), Jewish leader who led an
unsuccessful revolt (132-135 CE) against Roman dominion in Palestine. In 131
the Roman ...
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Augustus to Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of ...
Some of the coins he struck bear this title and refer to the liberation of Israel or the
liberty of Jerusalem. The famous rabbi Akiba believed that this son of Kosba ("bar
Kosba") was fulfilling the prediction of Numbers 24:17 — "a star shall arise out ...
Robert McQueen Grant,
2004
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Jewish Given Names and Family Names: A New Bibliography
Judische Fami1ien-Forschung. Heft 5(1926): 113-14. Baneth 2858 Bri11ing,
Bernhard. "The Name 'Baneth'" (Hebrew). Yeda'-'am 1:10 (1953): 99-101. Bar-
Kochba 2859 Bras1avi, Joseph. "Bar-Kochba, Bar-Kozba, or Bar-Kosba?" (
Hebrew).
Robert Singerman, David L. Gold,
2001
"Separate not thyself from the congregation," commanded the great first- century
rabbi, Hillel.16 In 32 AD, Jews in southern Judea, led by Simon bar Kosba (Bar
Kokhba), whom some believed to be the promised Messiah, staged a new ...
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Different Visions of Love: Partnership and Dominator Values ...
Trajan's governor Atticus allegedly crucified Simon because he was a cousin of
Jesus, and the Romans wanted to exterminate the lineage of King David.20 A bit
later, as Palestine exploded again in the Bar Kosba revolt of 132–135, the ...
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Holy War in Judaism: The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea
We know that his actual name was Simon Bar Kosiba (or Bar Kosba). Two puns
seem to have evolved in relation to the name, depending on how he was viewed:
Bar Kokhba (“star man”) among those who attributed messianic status to him (in ...
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Government Leaders, Military Rulers and Political Activists
There is almost no information on the background and upbringing of Bar Kolthba,
born Simeon Bar Kosba. As a young adult, he may have been a bandit.
Sometime around {30 C.E., Bat Kokhba began to attraCt a following of Jews who
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