Oh----those groups ""at each others throats"" can you cite the battles in which
they engaged? Did the Essenes use elephants or horses?------or camels? Who
was CAPTAIN OF THE HERODIANS? did they have any particular PLACE? ---
Were there card carrying HERODIANS? What sort of armaments did the
Pharisees favor. Uhm----any idea to what FACTION Caiaphas belonged?
How about Luke? John?
The Herodians were Edomites who had been forcibly converted to Judaism. They were in sync with the Romans. Herod's granddaughter was the mistress of Titus. The Essenes just left and moved to the desert.. I don't think they had warhorses or Elephants.
The Siccari were stabbing Romans in the street and any Jew who supported the Romans.
None of this is secret.. The Jews were very divided on the Roman occupation... Of course the zealots opposed the Romans.
I am very surprised you are unaware of this.