Bar-Kokhba; the rediscovery of the legendary hero of the second Jewish revolt against Rome : Yadin, Yigael, 1917-1984 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

Includes bibliographical references (page 265)

Behind the legend -- The curtain rises -- First rays of hope -- Probing -- The only cave -- The niche of skulls -- The wardrobe -- The clue of the coin -- The great find -- The letters speak -- The second search -- 'The redemption of Israel' -- Herodium, Qumran, Masada and Bethar -- No stone unturned -- 'He who toils shall find' -- The life and trials of Babata

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