"It is worthy of note that this latest wave of pertinent scholarship parallels the rise of “liberation theology” in the Third World. Gustavo Gutierrez, a Peruvian Catholic priest who worked with the poor people of Lima, published Theology of Liberation in the early 1970s. It was Christian theology written from the perspective of the poorest of the poor, the position adopted by Jesus of Galilee. A very important reality of the First Century in Galilee was the strong presence of the Zealots, a movement of Jews who despised Roman rule and advocated taking back Palestine from its Roman rulers by violent action. The Zealots were a minor force around Jerusalem, but not so in Galilee, which was one of their strongholds. Galilee was a mean and dangerous place. The Zealots saw other groups of Jews who cooperated with Roman rulers as traitors to Israel. The Zealots, who all carried large knives under their cloaks, despised Pharisees and Sadducees as much as they did the Romans. Because of this violent radicalism, religious and political leaders from Jerusalem kept a careful eye on Galilee, making the relationship between Jerusalem and Galilee tenuous at best."
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:19:15 +0000
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