Temple. Paul the Apostle While most English translations of the Bible render the Greek word zelotes in Acts 22:3 and Galatians 1:14 of the New Testament as the adjective "zealous", an article by Mark R. Fairchild takes it to mean a Zealot and suggests that Paul the Apostle may have been a Zealot, which might have been the driving force behind his persecution of the Christians (see the stoning of Saint Stephen) before his conversion to Christianity, and the incident at Antioch, even after his conversion. In the two cited verses Paul literally declares himself as one who is loyal to God, or an ardent observer of the Law, but the relationship of Paul the Apostle and Jewish Christianity is still debated. This does not necessarily prove Paul was revealing himself as a Zealot. The Modern King James Version of Jay P. Green) renders it as 'a zealous one'. Two modern translations (the Jewish New Testament and Alternate Literal Translation) render it as 'a zealot'. The Unvarnished New Testament (1991) renders Galatians 1:14 as "being an absolute zealot for the traditions". These translations may not be inaccurate, but it is disputed by those who claim it gives the wrong association with the "Zealots". See also Eifert Knanaya Sicarii (1989), a modern group inspired by the Sicarii Sikrikim, a modern group inspired by the Sicarii Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, a book about the life of Jesus by Reza Aslan Notes External links 1st century in religion 6 establishments 73 disestablishments Jews and Judaism in the Roman Empire Ancient political movements Early Christianity and Judaism Jewish nationalism Jewish rebellions National liberation movements Census of Quirinius First Jewish–Roman War