N.T. Studies

Customs of the Tax Collectors

"The tax collector could walk up to any traveler, on any road within his district and ask him to drop all of his goods in order to exact tax."...

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TAX, TAXING

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia...

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Custom-House Officers, Taxation, Publicans

Chapter 4 - Travelling in Israel--Roads, Inns, Hospitality, Custom-House Officers, Taxation, Publicans Sketches of Jewish Social Life (Ch 4) by Edersheim...

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Matthew - New Testament Tax Collectors

The call of Matthew (Levi) and his reception in honor of Jesus....

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The Well Hated Tax Collector

Conclusion and Devotional...

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Jesus and the Tax Collectors

Jesus made himself a friend of men, even of the tax collectors and the worst of sinners. He set a new precedent among the Jews by accepting and associating with the tax collectors. He ate with them (Mark 2:16), He offered salvation to them (Luke 19:9), and He even chose a tax collector (Matthew) as one of His twelve disciples (Matt 9:9)....

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Publican and Taxes

Smith's Bible Dictionary...

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The Tax Collectors

Jesus made himself a friend of men, even of the tax collectors and the worst of sinners. He set a new precedent among the Jews by accepting and associating with the tax collectors. He ate with them (Mark 2:16), He offered salvation to them (Luke 19:9), and He even chose a tax collector (Matthew) as one of His twelve disciples (Matt 9:9)....

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Publican and Taxes

Easton's Bible Dictionary...

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