Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

Summer 2001

Publisher

Corporation of the Anglican Theological Review

Source Publication

Anglican Theological Review

Source ISSN

0003-3286

Abstract

Effects and ethics of the Holy Spirit today can be described in terms of the themes of abundance, hope and community in the story of Zacchaeus. The Gospel of Luke (19:1-11) records that Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector, and rich. He was an outcast, and isolated from those around him by the shameful behavior that built up his fortune while keeping others weak and poor and subjugated to the ruling authority. In the world of his day, Zacchaeus would have been scorned and resented for the abuses of power that made him wealthy. For all his riches, Zacchaeus may have lived with a perspective of scarcity, haunted by the fear that there would never be enough for him. In a world of limitation and not enough, it seemed that he had to look out for himself--even at the expense of the poor and helpless.

Comments

Published version. Anglican Theological Review, Vol. 83, No. 3 (Summer 2001): 585-593. Publisher link. © 2001 SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

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