How Did The Bar Kochba Revolt Affect Judea
Before 70 CE Jews lived together in Judea with self autonomy. Jews worshipped god in their temple and they were very focused on rituals. Additionally, in this time period there was a lot of diversity in beliefs and many different sects. However, things began to change when Jews began to revolt against Rome. The Roman’s violent actions toward the Jews and the Jews not wanting to give up leads to the development of Rabbinic Judaism.
During the 1st and 2nd centuries CE the Romans are forced to use violence in order to maintain their power of Judea. The Jews and Romans constantly fought. Finally the Jews had enough of living as part of Rome and they started to Rebel. They wanted to be free and have full control of their land. The Jews thought that the best way to do so was to revolt. Rome tried to deal with this situation peacefully, but the Jews would not give up. Rome then realized that they had to fight back. Eventually the temple was burned due to the violence and power of the Romans. Now that the Jews don't have a temple, they are going to need to adapt and change everything about their …show more content…
Many people believed that Bar Kochba was the messiah and that he will be the one to save the Jews from the Romans. Bar Kochba established an army and fought with Romans, however the Jews lost again and were completely expelled from Judea. Jews went from living in unity with self rule to being completely exiled from their land, forcing them to live in diasporic communities. Also, now the Jews have to move to other lands Ann try and fit in. They are going to have to find the right balance between Judaism and assimilating to the country that they will live in. The Jews have had a hard time finding places to live after this exile, for they have been kicked out of many different lands. The Jews were forced to adapt to many challenges because of the power and violence of
During the 1st and 2nd centuries CE the Romans are forced to use violence in order to maintain their power of Judea. The Jews and Romans constantly fought. Finally the Jews had enough of living as part of Rome and they started to Rebel. They wanted to be free and have full control of their land. The Jews thought that the best way to do so was to revolt. Rome tried to deal with this situation peacefully, but the Jews would not give up. Rome then realized that they had to fight back. Eventually the temple was burned due to the violence and power of the Romans. Now that the Jews don't have a temple, they are going to need to adapt and change everything about their …show more content…
Many people believed that Bar Kochba was the messiah and that he will be the one to save the Jews from the Romans. Bar Kochba established an army and fought with Romans, however the Jews lost again and were completely expelled from Judea. Jews went from living in unity with self rule to being completely exiled from their land, forcing them to live in diasporic communities. Also, now the Jews have to move to other lands Ann try and fit in. They are going to have to find the right balance between Judaism and assimilating to the country that they will live in. The Jews have had a hard time finding places to live after this exile, for they have been kicked out of many different lands. The Jews were forced to adapt to many challenges because of the power and violence of