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While most English translations of the Bible render the Greek word zelotes in Acts 22:3 and Galatians 1:13-14 and Philippians 3:5-6 of the New Testament as the adjective "zealous", an article by Mark R. Fairchild [14] takes it to mean a Zealot and suggests that Paul the Apostle may have been a Zealot, which might have been the driving force ...
The Zealots (Greek: Ζηλωταί) were a political group that dominated political developments in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350. The contemporary sources, notably anti-Zealot in sympathies, provide little information on the Zealots' government of Thessalonica. The Zealots managed to establish effective civic self-government for eight years.
John P. Meier argues that the term "Zealot" is a mistranslation and in the context of the Gospels means "zealous" or "religious" (in this case, for keeping the Law of Moses), as the Zealot movement apparently did not exist until 30 to 40 years after the events of the Gospels. [8] However, neither Brandon [9] nor Hengel [10] support this view.
The Zealots were a revolutionary party opposed to Roman rule, one of those parties that, according to Josephus inspired the fanatical stand in Jerusalem that led to its destruction in the year 70 CE. [9] Luke identifies Simon, a disciple, as a "zealot", which might mean a member of the Zealot party or a zealous person. [9]
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Articles relating to the Zealots, a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Judea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–70).