23. I would not think Bar-Kokhba would influence Christianity at all
Quite the opposite, I would see Bar-Kokhba as the prototype Jewish Messiah in the Jewish idea of messianism. And Bar-Kokhba is a good example to explain the difference between the idea of a messiah in both traditions.
Bar-Kokhba (a figure who fit the bill in Jewish teachings) did not seem to be anything like Jesus who didn't really fit the characteristics of a Jewish messiah. Instead, Jesus fit the characteristics of a messiah in the Christian sense.
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