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| ZACCHAEUS� 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" - The usual combination in a publican of petty tyrant, renegade and extortioner, made by circumstances almost inevitable, was not conducive to popularity. | ||||||||||||
| [2]������ 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. | ||||||||||||
| [3]������ 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. | ||||||||||||
| [4]������ 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. | ||||||||||||
| [5]������ THE BIBLE, I KINGS 1:33-34 - "Set Solomon my son on my own mule....Blow the trumpet and shout, 'Long live King Solomon!" | ||||||||||||
| [6]������ SEE VOLUME II, DREAM MAKER, "God Eyes" | ||||||||||||
| [7]������ SEE VOLUME III, HEARTS AFIRE, "Traitor" | ||||||||||||
| [8]������ THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 1:1, 21 - The family tree of Jesus Christ, David's son, Abraham's son...."Name him Jesus ~ 'God saves' ~ because he will save his people from their sins." | ||||||||||||
| [9]������ THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 12:21 - Before you know it, his justice will triumph; the mere sound of his name will signal hope, even among faroff unbelievers. | ||||||||||||
| [10]����� SEE VOLUME II, DREAM MAKER, "Power House" | ||||||||||||
| [11]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 12:14 [NIV] - But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. | ||||||||||||
| [12]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 5:44; 6:19-20 - "I'm telling you to love your enemies.� Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst....Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or ~ worse! ~ stolen by burglars.� Stockpile treasure in heaven, where's it's safe." | ||||||||||||
| [13]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 10:1, 3 - Jesus called twelve of his followers and sent them into the ripe fields.� He gave them power to kick out the evil spirits....Matthew, the tax man. | ||||||||||||
| [14]����� SEE VOLUME IV, FOLK HERO, "Gates of Glory" | ||||||||||||
| [15]����� SEE VOLUME IV, FOLK HERO, "A New Age Dawning" | ||||||||||||
| [16]����� Excavations of the American Schools of Oriental Research in 1950-51 at Jericho revealed a fortress of pre-Herodian times as well as a number of buildings from the days of Herod the Great and his successors.� This city was built largely by Herod the Great.� It is in the area of the Wadi Qelt. | ||||||||||||
| [17]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:1-2 - Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho.� There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. | ||||||||||||
| [18]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:11 - While he had their attention, and because they were getting close to Jerusalem by this time and expectation was building that God's kingdom would appear any minute, he told this story. | ||||||||||||
| [19]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:3 - He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way ~ he was a short man and couldn't see over the crowd. | ||||||||||||
| [20]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:4 - So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by. | ||||||||||||
| [21]����� THE BIBLE, ISAIAH 53:2b, 4a-5a [Predicted 700 years before Jesus] - He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him....Surely he took up our infirmities....He was pierced for our transgressions. | ||||||||||||
| [22]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:5-6 - When Jesus got to the tree, he looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry down.� Today is my day to be a guest in your home."� Zacchaeus scrambled out of the tree, hardly believing his good luck, delighted to take Jesus home with him. | ||||||||||||
| [23]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:7 - Everyone who saw the incident was indignant and grumbled, "What business does he have getting cozy with this crook?" | ||||||||||||
| [24]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 9:11; 21:31-32a [NIV] - When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"...Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you [chief priests and elders].� For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did." | ||||||||||||
| 25]������ THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:9a - Here he is:� Zacchaeus, son of Abraham! | ||||||||||||
| 26]������ This story is from the Bible, Luke 19:11-27.� The money was in minas.� A mina was worth about three months wages. | ||||||||||||
| [27]����� THE BIBLE, PSALM 40:17b [LBV] - The Lord is thinking about me right now! | ||||||||||||
| [28]����� THE BIBLE, PSALM 139:16a; ISAIAH 49:1b; JEREMIAH 1:5a - "Before I was born the Lord called me, from my birth he has made mention of my name....Your eyes saw my unformed body....Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." | ||||||||||||
| [29]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:8 - Zacchaeus just stood there, a little stunned.� He stammered apologetically, "Master, I give away half my income to the poor - and if I'm caught cheating, I pay four times the damages." | ||||||||||||
| [30]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 19:9-10 - Jesus said, "Today is salvation day in this home!� Here he is:� Zacchaeus, son of Abraham!� For the Son of Man came to find and restore the lost." | ||||||||||||