>>18841092They were Jewish dissidents who felt the Temple had been polluted by gentile occupiers and their influence. They thought of themselves not only as Jews but as the only true Jews and wanted a Messiah to purge the goyim and the Sadducee collaborators so YHWH could instate a Kingdom of God.
>>18841093It’s also a couple pieces of wood you could hang insurrection leaders from. What others might have said later to help spread their religion is a matter of interpretation.
