The Roman-Jewish Wars and Hebrew Cultural Nationalism
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: August 19, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780312231910
Subjects: Jewish - General; Religion / Judaism / General; Ancient - Rome; Judaism - General; Ancient Rome - History; History Of Jews; History - General History; 168 B.C.-135 A.D; Bar Kokhba Rebellion, 132-135; History; Jews; Rebellion, 66-73; Religion
First sentence: The three Jewish revolts against the Roman empire in 66-70, 115-17, and 132-5 CE, in which the Jews were crushed each time, led to the total ban on Jewish residence in Jerusalem as the focal point of militant messianic Jewish nationalism.