The Tax Collector`s Bible

Contents • • • • • • Historical tax collectors [ ] Tax collectors in the Bible [ ] Tax collectors, also known as, are mentioned many times in (mainly in the ). They were reviled by the Jews of Jesus' day because of their perceived greed and collaboration with the Roman occupiers.

Tax collectors amassed personal wealth by demanding tax payments in excess of what Rome levied and keeping the difference. They worked for. Brennenstuhl pm 230.

In the, sympathizes with the tax collector, causing outrage from the crowds that Jesus would rather be the guest of a sinner than of a more respectable or ' person. In the New Testament was a tax collector.

Bible verses about Tax Collectors. Luke 15:1-32 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. Mar 17, 2017 - Zacchaeus in the Bible was a corrupt tax collector in Jericho. Jews hated tax collectors because they were dishonest tools of the oppressive.

Other historical tax collectors [ ] • • • Modern tax collection agencies [ ] National include the, the (IRS) in the, (HMRC) in the (merged from and ), Tax Administration Service (Spanish:, SAT) in or the. See also [ ] • • • • • References [ ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to.