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Lk.19:1-10 Zacchaeus Story The encounter is set in Jesus' onward journey having passed through Jericho to the entry Jerusalem as final destination. The “entering” portrays this sense of onward journey, less of a preplanned encounter more of Jesus meeting Zacchaeus in a spontaneous way and responding to the present circumstances. This reinforces the meaning of the journey, the learning, lessons, experiences that can only be experienced with this perspective on the moment present. Zacchaeus’ significance was his position as “submagistri” (Gk. “architelōntēs” ) in that he was in charge of a territory in the Province as overseeing the tax collection officers. His abundant wealth would have come from his ability to pay to Rome less than he collected from the territory. This was his art. The enmity towards him as a Jew and collaborator with the Romans would be intense and socially evident. He combats this social stigma by climbing a tree to see ( “oida” more than physical, perc...