The Zealots\u2014Firebrands of Revolution<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Ardent nationalists who awaited an opportunity to revolt against Rome.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Resisted paying taxes to Rome or to the temple.<\/p>\n
\u2022 One particular tax revolt against Rome, led by Judas the Galilean (6 B.C.), secured Galilee\u2019s reputation as a seedbed of revolutionaries.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Blamed by some for the collapse of Judea to Rome in the war of A.D. 66-70. Josephus, a Jewish historian, claimed that they degenerated into mere assassins or sicarii (\u201cdagger-men\u201d).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sided with the Pharisees in supporting Jewish Law.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Opposed the Herodians and Sadducees, who tried to maintain the political status quo.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Intolerant of the Essenes and later the Christians for their tendencies toward nonviolence.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Two recruited by Jesus were Judas Iscariot and Simon the Cananite.<\/p>\n
The Word in Life Study Bible, New Testament Edition, (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville; 1993), p. 71<\/p>\n
Resource<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Eerdmans\u2019 Handbook to the History of Christianity, (Guideposts; Carmel, NY, 1977), p. 477<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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