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- a group of Jewish rebels called the Zealots (kana'im, "zealous ... does not record any major attempts by the Zealots to counterattack the besiegers ...14 KB (2,172 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- context, the group known to history as the Zealots arose as a party of passionate ... scholars posit that he was a member of the Zealots or of the sicarii (dagger ...11 KB (1,794 words) - 08:01, 20 September 2023
- Herodian Temple, Quirinius' census and the Zealots, and to such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, Agrippa I and Agrippa II, John the Baptist ...15 KB (2,242 words) - 17:37, 28 March 2024
- and a symbol of the way in which early Christian zealots attempted to suppress the “pagan” Hellenistic thinkers. == Life and Career == ...11 KB (1,782 words) - 16:39, 10 February 2024
- the Shammaites, together with the Zealots, carried the day. ... party was left without a base, and the Zealots had been discredited by ...22 KB (3,391 words) - 02:55, 24 November 2022
- author is also plausible. Finally, the Zealots should be mentioned as a third group, possibly overlapping the other two, who favored dramatic ...13 KB (2,063 words) - 05:06, 18 August 2023
- the Shammaites, together with the Zealots, carried the day. Thus, the struggle between Shammai and Hillel forms an important historical background ...13 KB (2,076 words) - 13:10, 27 January 2023
- the more limited and political orientation of the Zealots. Sin is, therefore, defined as the loss of the basic relationship of solidarity of God and human ...31 KB (4,535 words) - 22:27, 25 October 2022
- Hillel and began to coalesce with the party of Zealots. Now, even some of the Sadducean priests had been brought into the anti-Roman camp. ...13 KB (2,047 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- such as the Pharisees, the Essenes, and the Zealots. He belonged to the party of the Sadducees and probably shared their fondness for Hellenistic ...15 KB (2,468 words) - 18:17, 25 November 2023
- despised by their fellow Jews, especially the Zealots and those Pharisees who followed the strict teaching of Shammai regarding relations with Gentiles. ...15 KB (2,288 words) - 00:47, 23 December 2022
- seeking to counteract the growing strength of the Zealots who preached revolution. From Jewish-Christians, who with their kingdom-orientation ...32 KB (4,998 words) - 08:45, 3 April 2024
- is in fact related to Sicarii, a sect of the Zealots committed to the violent overthrow of Rome. If Judas was a Sicarius (which may or may not be ...31 KB (5,055 words) - 06:37, 28 February 2023
- of Shammaite fundamentalists and violent Zealots. Finally, an intriguing possibility is suggested during Jesus’ childhood, in the episode in ...16 KB (2,728 words) - 13:17, 22 January 2024
- he was reproached as early as 371 by the Orthodox zealots among the monks, and Athanasius defended him. His relations also with Eustathius were maintained ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 03:31, 1 January 2022
- a Roman collaborator, and the party known as the Zealots actively opposed Roman rule. Despite his eagerness to please Rome, Antipas at times showed ...19 KB (2,969 words) - 14:56, 12 February 2022
- came to Jerusalem to fight on behalf of the Zealots who were besieged in the Temple. Josephus, Jewish Wars iv. 4, § 5. After the Jewish Wars ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 21:09, 8 August 2023
- the Sons of Light would fight in the Last Day. The Zealots, too, adopted a militant attitude toward Gentiles. Despite these tensions, throughout the Second ...20 KB (3,103 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- modern times. During the mid 800s C.E. Muslim zealots destroyed Samaritan and Jewish synagogues. During the tenth century relations between Muslims ...22 KB (3,530 words) - 01:14, 21 April 2023
- rescued from burning by Islamic terrorists and zealots. *Al-Azhar Park Inaugurated in May 2005, Al-Azhar Park is located adjactent to Cairo's ...21 KB (3,122 words) - 18:18, 25 November 2023
