RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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avoid conflict with their rulers.
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establish communities away from Roman rule.
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fight the Romans for their freedom.
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ignore the Romans completely.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Zealots were 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).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Zealots were a Jewish sect in the 1st century CE that promoted the violent overthrow of the Roman Empire in Judea. The sect started after the Census of Quirinius demanded a property tax throughout the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Zealots were an aggressive political party whose concern for the national and religious life of the Jewish people led them to despise even Jews who sought peace and conciliation with the Roman authorities.
Detailed explanation-4: -But Rome viewed the Jews with suspicion and persecuted them on several occasions. One of the most serious conflicts between Rome and the Jews began in Judea in A.D. 66 when Nero was emperor.