In Popular Culture
- In the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, Simon Zealotes tries to persuade Jesus to stir hatred among the masses against the Roman occupiers.
- In the play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Simon the Zealot is a witness for the defense at the trial of Judas Iscariot in Purgatory.
- In the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, before joining the Apostles he is portrayed first as a member of the Zealots, hence his name.
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“But popular rage,
Hysterica passio dragged this quarry down.
None shared our guilt; nor did we play a part
Upon a painted stage when we devoured his heart.”
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