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Tax Collectors

In the first century, tax collectors were despised as corrupt collaborators with Rome, yet in the Gospel story they become powerful symbols of repentance and God’s grace reaching even the most outcast.

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Tax Collectors

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Tax Collectors

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People, Places, and Things

Herod the Great

Herod the Great was the Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his grand building projects and ruthless rule, including the infamous massacre of infants in Bethlehem.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, the righteous and faithful wife of Zechariah, is the mother of John the Baptist, whose miraculous late-in-life pregnancy testifies to God’s power and faithfulness in preparing the way for Jesus.

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Tiberius Caesar

Tiberius Caesar was the Roman Emperor during Jesus’ ministry, whose reign provides a historical backdrop for key events in the New Testament, notably referenced in Luke as the time when John the Baptist began his ministry.

Nazareth

Nazareth in the first century was a small, humble village in Galilee known as the hometown of Jesus, where he was raised and began his public ministry.

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In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus’ call of Levi the tax collector reveals His radical mission to welcome society’s outcasts, transforming even the most despised into disciples through mercy and table fellowship.

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