Judas of Galilee
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Judas of Galilee was a Jewish revolutionary leader in the early 1st century CE who led a tax revolt against Roman rule and is often regarded as a founder or inspiration of the Zealot movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judas of Galilee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Judas of Galilee Context triple: [Zealots, associatedWithPerson, Judas of Galilee]
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Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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Simon bar Kokhba
Simon bar Kokhba was a 2nd-century Jewish military leader who led the major revolt against Roman rule in Judea known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
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Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose detailed writings, especially "The Jewish War," are a primary source on the Roman-Jewish conflicts and the destruction of the Second Temple.
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Zealots
The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
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E.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Judas of Galilee Target entity description: Judas of Galilee was a Jewish revolutionary leader in the early 1st century CE who led a tax revolt against Roman rule and is often regarded as a founder or inspiration of the Zealot movement.
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A.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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B.
Simon bar Kokhba
Simon bar Kokhba was a 2nd-century Jewish military leader who led the major revolt against Roman rule in Judea known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
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C.
Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose detailed writings, especially "The Jewish War," are a primary source on the Roman-Jewish conflicts and the destruction of the Second Temple.
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D.
Zealots
The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
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E.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish revolutionary leader
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historical figure ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 10s CE ⓘ |
| advocated | exclusive sovereignty of God over Israel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fourth Philosophy (according to Josephus) ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Roman province of Judea
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surface form:
Roman Judea
|
| causeOfRevolt | Roman tax census in Judea ⓘ |
| considered |
founder of the Zealot movement
ⓘ
inspiration for the Zealot movement ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Herod Archelaus
ⓘ
Quirinius ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| era | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Roman annexation of Judea as a province ⓘ |
| ideology | Jewish nationalism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jewish resistance movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inspiring the Zealot movement
ⓘ
leading a tax revolt against Roman rule ⓘ resistance to the Roman census ⓘ |
| language | Aramaic ⓘ |
| led | revolt against the census of Quirinius ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Jewish resistance to foreign rule ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts 5:37
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Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, Jewish Antiquities
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| mentionedInSource |
Acts of the Apostles
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Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
|
| movement |
Zealots
ⓘ
surface form:
Zealot movement
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| notableEvent | tax revolt in Judea around 6 CE ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | Roman overlordship of Judea ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman taxation ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Galilee ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-Roman
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anti-taxation by foreign rulers ⓘ |
| rejected |
Roman census in Judea
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payment of tribute to Caesar ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInJewishHistory | early leader of anti-Roman resistance ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity | around 6 CE ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
patriotic by some Jewish groups
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seditious by Roman authorities ⓘ |
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Subject: Judas of Galilee Description of subject: Judas of Galilee was a Jewish revolutionary leader in the early 1st century CE who led a tax revolt against Roman rule and is often regarded as a founder or inspiration of the Zealot movement.
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