Simon bar kokhba revolt and jesus

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The Bar Kokhba revolt was a series of battles from AD 132 to 135 waged against the Roman Empireby Jews led by Simeon bar Kosba, who made messianic claims and who was renamed Bar Kokhba(“Son of the Star”) by an influential rabbi.

The revolt was ultimately unsuccessful, and Jerusalem paid a heavy toll for the rebellion.

During the time of the New Testament, Israel was under the rule of Rome. As long as the leadership and the people cooperated with Rome, they were allowed a measure of autonomy.

Simon bar kokhba revolt and jesus birth

However, the Jewish leaders feared that an uprising surrounding the activities of Jesus would cause Rome to “take away both our temple and our nation” (John 11:48). Demonstrating their subservience to Rome, the Jewish leaders were not allowed to put Jesus to death; rather, they had to appeal to Pilate, the Roman governor, to execute the sentence they wanted (John 18:31).

In response to a later Jewish uprising, the Roman general Titus destroyed Jerus