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| MATTHEW� ENDNOTES OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES {Where Document name is cited first, it is Quoted} |
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| [1]������ THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Tax: Under the Romans - These tolls were collected in Palestine at Caesarea, Capernaum and Jericho (Josephus, Wars of the Jews, II, xiv,4).� Those collected at Capernaum went into the treasury of Herod Antipas. | |||||||||||||||
| [2]������ THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Tax:� Under the Romans - The customs or tolls levied upon exports and imports, and upon goods in the hands of merchants passing through the country, were sold to the highest bidders, who were called "publicans." | |||||||||||||||
| [3]������ THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Tax:� Under the Romans - He paid a fixed sum for the taxes, and received for himself what he could over and above that amount....The collector was thus always under the suspicion of being an extortioner and probably was in most instances. | |||||||||||||||
| [4]������ THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Tax:� Under the Romans - The usual combination in a publican of petty tyrant, renegade and extortioner, made by circumstances almost inevitable, was not conducive to popularity. | |||||||||||||||
| [5]������ THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 18:17 [NIV] - If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. | |||||||||||||||
| [6]������ THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:2 - ...Jericho.� There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. | |||||||||||||||
| [7]������ FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK. 12, 4:4 - And when the day came on which the king was to let the taxes of the cities to farm [bidding], and those that were the principal men of dignity in their several countries were to bid for them, the sum of the taxes together....the king was pleased to hear that offer and because it augmented his revenues, he said he would confirm the sale of the taxes to him. | |||||||||||||||
| [8]������ Jerico was further developed by Herod the Great when he built his palace there.� Ruins of a fort are on the site, one mile northwest of er-Riha village (modern Jericho). | |||||||||||||||
| [9]������ SEE ALSO VOLUME VI PROMISE KEEPER, "Outcast Meets Outcast" | |||||||||||||||
| [10]����� SEE ALSO VOLUME II, DREAM MAKER, "Hesitant Herald" | |||||||||||||||
| [11]����� SEE ALSO VOLUME II, DREAM MAKER, "Odyssey of Truth" | |||||||||||||||
| [12]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 3:7 - When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal experience because it was becoming the popular thing to do, he exploded: "Brood of snakes!� What do you think you're doing slithering down here to the river?� Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to make any difference?" | |||||||||||||||
| [13]����� THE BIBLE LUKE 3:10-11 - The crowd asked him, "Then what are we supposed to do?"� "If you have two coats, give one away," he said.� "Do the same with your food." | |||||||||||||||
| [14]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 3:12-13 - Tax men also came to be baptized and said, "Teacher, what should we do?"� He told them, "re extortion ~ collect only what is required by law." | |||||||||||||||
| [15]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 3:17 [NIV] - "His [the Christ's] winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." | |||||||||||||||
| [16]����� THE BIBLE, ACTS 20:28b [NIV] - Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. | |||||||||||||||
| [17]����� RABBI SOLOMON GANZFRIED, CODE OF JEWISH LAW, VOL. I, pg.37 - ...immersion houses containing pools for ritual purification require no mezuzah. | |||||||||||||||
| [18]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 2:14; 3:14, 18 - He saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, at his work collecting taxes....He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles....Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus. | |||||||||||||||
| [19]����� A drachma was worth about 50 cents US. | |||||||||||||||
| [20]����� Matthew wrote the first New Testament "book" which is named after him.� It gives a life of Christ and how it was reflected and predicted in the ancient writings of the Jews, the Old Testament scriptures. | |||||||||||||||
| [21]����� SEE VOL. II, DREAM MAKER, "Eyes of God" | |||||||||||||||
| [22]����� THE BIBLE, JOHN 19:25 - Jesus' mother, his aunt, Mary the wife of Clopas [variation of Alphaeus], and Mary Magdalene stood at the foot of the cross. | |||||||||||||||
| [23]����� SEE VOLUME II, DREAM MAKER, "Empty-Net Syndrome" | |||||||||||||||
| [24]����� THE BIBLE, JOHN 2:12-13 - After this he went down to Capernaum along with his mother, brothers, and disciples, and stayed several days.� When the Passover Feast, celebrated each spring by the Jews, was about to take place, Jesus traveled up to Jerusalem.... | |||||||||||||||
| [25]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:13 - He moved from his hometown, Nazareth, to the lakeside village Capernaum. | |||||||||||||||
| [26]����� Any words of Jesus not in the Bible are merely speculation of the author for continuity of the story, are used sparingly, and always appear in italics. | |||||||||||||||
| [27]����� EXCERPTED FROM JOHN 5:19-47 | |||||||||||||||
| [28]����� SEE ALSO VOL. II, DREAM MAKER, "The Hand of God" | |||||||||||||||
| [29]����� THE BIBLE, DEUTERONOMY 5:19, 22 - "....You shall not steal...."� These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness....then he wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me. | |||||||||||||||
| [30]����� Kings and the wealthy rode mules.� SEE THE BIBLE.� King David's son, Absalom did (2 Samuel 18:9).� King David bequeathed his mule to son Solomon (1 Kings 1:33, 38,44). | |||||||||||||||
| [31]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:27 - After this he went out and saw a man named Levi [Matthew] at his work collecting taxes.� Jesus said, "Come along with me."� And he did - walked away from everything and went with him. | |||||||||||||||
| [32]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:29-30 - Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus.� Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner....eating and drinking with crooks and "sinners". | |||||||||||||||
| [33]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 10:1, 3 - Jesus called twelve of his followers and sent them....Matthew, the tax man, James, son of Alphaeus. | |||||||||||||||
| [34]����� www.securesite.net/ss2ad/past/main101 - According to Professor Ory Mazar, Jerusalem historian, fragments of a first-century papyrus is inscribed with the Gospel of Matthew. | |||||||||||||||
| [35]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 28:18-19 - Jesus...gave his charge:� "God authorized and commanded me to commission you:� Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name:� Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.� Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you.� I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age." | |||||||||||||||
| [36]����� THE BIBLE, ACTS 8:27-28, 36-38 - [Philip] met an Ethiopian eunuch....had been on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and was returning to Ethiopia where he was minister in charge of all the finances of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians.� He was riding in a chariot and reading the prophet Isaiah....The eunuch said, "Here's water.� Why can't I be baptized?"� He ordered the chariot to stop.� They both went down to the water and Philip baptized him on the spot. | |||||||||||||||
| [37]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 10:1-2 - Jesus called twelve of his followers and then them into the ripe fields.� He gave them power to kick out the evil spirits, and to tenderly care for the bruised and hurt lives. | |||||||||||||||
| [38]����� FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS and THE SEARCH FOR THE TWELVE APOSTLES by William Steuart McBirnie. | |||||||||||||||