Right up front, Luke tells us two key pieces of information about Zacchaeus.  He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.  These two facts were not unrelated.  Zacchaeus was rich because he was the chief tax collector of the region. Let’s review some of what it meant for Zacchaeus to be a tax … Continue reading Bible Note #59: Zacchaeus #3–Tax Collecting in Roman Palestine