![]() ![]() ![]() Though Luke sometimes complicates the stereotypical image of tax collectors-e.g. What’s more, Zacchaeus is the “chief tax collector” (19:2), a title which does not appear anywhere else in the New Testament (quite a distinction!). First, Zacchaeus is a tax collector, a group which scholars note is “portrayed negatively in almost all Greco-Roman literature” including the New Testament. On the surface, Zacchaeus may seem an unlikely individual to merit such focused attention. In this story, Jesus is passing through Jericho when the narrative pauses to introduce Zacchaeus by name. So, consistent with what Jesus does in the Gospel of Luke’s narrative, I thought it was important to stop for a moment and pay attention to Zacchaeus. More personally, I do not believe I have ever had a lesson about this story in Church, even though it has been highlighted in past lesson manuals (and is again in this week’s Come, Follow Me materials). In fact, this story has only been referenced in seven General Conference talks…ever. The story of Zacchaeus, found only in Luke 19:1-10, is a pericope that does not get much discussion in LDS circles (in my experience at least). ![]()
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