Bar-Kokhba
Subtitle: the rediscovery of the legendary hero of the second Jewish revolt against Imperial Rome
Edition: [1st American ed.].
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Histoire; Juifs; Antiquities; Antiquités
Description: Photo-text report on the author's expedition into the Judaean desert during the summers of 1960-61 that found 15 letters of the Jewish leader, Bar Kokhba, 132-135 A.D.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 265).
Table of contents: title: Behind the legend; title: The curtain rises; title: First rays of hope; title: Probing; title: The only cave; title: The niche of skulls; title: The wardrobe; title: The clue of the coin; title: The great find; title: The letters speak; title: The second search; title: 'The redemption of Israel'; title: Herodium, Qumran, Masada and Bethar; title: No stone unturned; title: 'He who toils shall find'; title: The life and trials of Babata.