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Jewish agents contracted to collect taxes on behalf of Rome, notorious for skimming extra for themselves and widely despised as collaborators; several approach John the Baptist asking how to repent, and Jesus later befriends them as examples of radical inclusion.
lightbulbRome's most hated freelancers — they overtaxed their own people for profit. Jesus ate with them anyway
In Jesus' day, Jews employed by Rome to collect taxes — seen as traitors and sinners. Jesus' friendship with tax collectors (Matthew, Zacchaeus) was scandalous and demonstrated that no one was beyond the reach of grace.
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