The story of Zacchaeus the tax collector is a popular one in the minds of Christians. But was he the "notorious sinner" that many claim him to be? How often do we slow down to take a closer look at the text? Join us as we dissect this popular story to see if we can "rescue truth from familiarity." see bibliography below...

Bibliography:
Joseph Fitzmyer, The Gospel According to Luke (10-24) - pg. 1218-27 https://smile.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Luke-X-XXIV-Introduction/dp/0385155425/ref=sr_1_3?crid=X18S000CB8C1&dchild=1&keywords=fitzmyer+luke&qid=1604344745&sprefix=fitzmyer%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-3

Anchor Bible Dictionary (Volume 6) - Zacchaeus (pg. 1032-1033) https://smile.amazon.com/Anchor-Bible-Dictionary-6/dp/038526190X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=32AYDMU2ZNVP1&dchild=1&keywords=the+anchor+bible+dictionary+vol+6&qid=1604344877&sprefix=anchor+bible+dictionary+vol+%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-2

Alan Mitchell - "Zacchaeus Revisited: Luke 19.8 as a Defense" (Biblica, 1990, Vol. 71/No. 2).

Dennis Hamm - "Luke 19.8 Once Again: Does Zacchaeus Defend or Resolve?" (Journal of Biblical Literature, Sept. 1988, Vol. 107, No. 3, pp431-437).

Joshua Schwartz - "On Priests and Jericho in the Second Temple Period" (The Jewish Quarterly Review, 79/no 1, 1988).

Fabian Udoh, "To Caesar What is Caesars: Tribute, Taxes, and Imperial Administration in Early Roman Palestine https://smile.amazon.com/Caesar-What-Caesars-B-C-70/dp/1930675925/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=fabian+udoh&qid=1604351694&sr=8-2

John Donahue - "Tax Collectors and Sinners: An Attempt at Identification" (The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 33 no 1, Jan 1971, pg. 39-61).