Among the failed potential Messiah's was Bar Kochba who was backed by Rabbi Akiva.
What do we know about him? Was he a disciple of Beit Hillel or Beit Shamai or someone else for example?
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Are you also looking for academic sources, or just traditional?– ShmuelApr 28, 2014 at 19:35
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preferably from chazal– rayApr 28, 2014 at 19:41
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1Related question Is there any evidence that Rabbi Akiva's students fought with Bar Kochba?– Bruce JamesApr 29, 2014 at 17:01
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Regarding identifying individuals as from Beis Hillel or Beis Shamai, see this question.– FredApr 29, 2014 at 19:59
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The most extensive discussion of Bar Kochba in Chazal is in Eicha Rabbasi 2:4.
He is also mentioned in Sanhedrin 93b
Your specific question - was he a disciple of Beit Hillel or Beit Shamai - is not dealt with in those sources, though I believe that those academies no longer existed at the time of the rebellion.