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| − | The''' Zealots''' were fanatical, militant [[Jew]]s who opposed [[Roman]] rule in the first century | + | The''' Zealots''' were fanatical, militant [[Jew]]s who opposed [[Roman]] rule in the first century A.D. Zealots used military force to fight against the Romans and the [[Jews]] who complied with them. According to [[Luke]] 6:15, the Disciple [[Simon the Apostle|Simon]] was a member of the Zealots<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206:15,%20Matthew%209:%209-13</ref>. |
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| + | The group's activities mostly ceased after the Romans captured the Jewish hill-top fortress [[Masada]] in A.D. 73, after a two month siege. According to [[Jewish]] historian [[Josephus]], all but two of the over one thousand zealots killed one another rather than submit to the [[Romans]]<ref>http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/BibleStudyAndTheology/Discipleship/vonBuseck_MasadaPartOne.aspx</ref>. | ||
Nowadays, the word zealot is applied to anyone with fanatical religious convictions. | Nowadays, the word zealot is applied to anyone with fanatical religious convictions. | ||
Revision as of 12:50, January 18, 2008
The Zealots were fanatical, militant Jews who opposed Roman rule in the first century A.D. Zealots used military force to fight against the Romans and the Jews who complied with them. According to Luke 6:15, the Disciple Simon was a member of the Zealots[1].
The group's activities mostly ceased after the Romans captured the Jewish hill-top fortress Masada in A.D. 73, after a two month siege. According to Jewish historian Josephus, all but two of the over one thousand zealots killed one another rather than submit to the Romans[2].
Nowadays, the word zealot is applied to anyone with fanatical religious convictions.