Zelotai (English spelling)

Japanese: Zēlōtai(英語表記)Zelotai
Zelotai (English spelling)

…In 6 AD, when Judea became a direct province of Rome, a radical group led by Judas of Galilee rose up in armed struggle against Rome. In Greek, they were called Zelotai, and were also called the Zealots. They believed that God alone was the Lord of Israel, and therefore refused to pay taxes to Rome, and they also rejected coins bearing images of the Roman emperor, claiming that they were idols.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Zēlōtai" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…後6年にユダヤ地方がローマの直轄属州化されたのを機に,ガリラヤのユダの指導下に反ローマ武装闘争に決起した急進派グループ。ギリシア語ではゼーロータイZēlōtaiで,ゼロテ党ともいう。神だけがイスラエルの主であるとの立場から,ローマへの納税を拒否し,ローマ皇帝の像を刻んだ貨幣も偶像として拒絶した。…

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