HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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Jews supported a violent resistance to Roman rule.
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They were divided half and half.
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Most accepted their rule.
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What Romans? They were not noticed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A serious conflict between Rome and the Jews began in A.D. 66 when Nero was emperor. The Roman governor of Judea decided to take money from the Great Temple in Jerusalem. He claimed he was collecting taxes owed the emperor. When rioting broke out, Roman soldiers harshly put it down.
Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity was created from divisions within the Jewish faith that was sparked by Jesus Christ. How did the Jews differ about how to respond to Roman rule? Some cooperated, some ignored, some left, and some revolted.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Zealots were a group of Jews who began to emerge as a religious/political movement around the beginning of the 1st century CE. They strongly opposed Roman rule and turned on everyone, including other Jews, who cooperated with Rome.