Week 1 Assignment
Jesus & Zealots on Taxes
October 27, 2013
JESUS & ZEALOTS ON TAXES
The name itself describes one who is filled with zeal or passionate intensity to fight for some threaten institution or ideal. The name Zealot was first used by Josephus to describe the Militant Jews in war 66-70, but the designation has come to be used of all whom has rebell against Rome with force. The Zealots founder was a Galilean by the name of Judas.
The Zealots only followed after God and him alone. They believe that God is the only master and Lord and that anything else wasn’t of God. Their belief wouldn’t allow them to accept anything that was contradiction to what God
was teaching. The Roman Ruler wanted everything for himself and everything that you had belong to him also. In Luke 20:20-25 Jesus spoke and said why doeth thou tempt me. They the Pharisees just knew that Jesus was going to speak against the Roman Rules, but instead he told the people that they are to render unto Caesar what’s do unto him and render unto God is his. The Zealot knew that Caesar was robbing the people and that why they over threw Rome, and destroyed Jerusalem. I believe that the Zealot was against paying taxes because they were going to Caesar, who at that time was the Roman ruler. The Zealot was angry with God because he was making the Jews pay taxes to Rome inspite of the fact God knew how they felt about Rome. The Zealot went against everything that Rome stood for. The Zealot passion was liberty for their people and the Roman Rules was only keeping them captive and a slave. Although the Zealot were considered Rebels that were loyal to Jesus.
Citations:
Bible .org
Drane, John Introducing New Testament third ed
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Theology p 2104