April is the feast day of Zacchaeus of Jericho. We all know the account of Zacchaeus climbing a tree to see Jesus. However, it turns out not to have been a sycamore tree at all. This is the story ...

As we meditate on the Gospels, it’s only natural that we would try to imagine what the various biblical figures looked like. One character I find especially intriguing is Zacchaeus, whose encounter ...

Since we are in a season of xmas, we might quote reference to the Bible and wish Nigerias seasons greetings. In the Bible, Zacchaeus was not wicked because he carried money out of town in bags. He was ...

One of the more familiar stories in the Bible is the account of Zacchaeus. Many of us remember it from the Sunday School song we learned: Zacchaeus was a wee little man, A wee little man was he; He ...

Luke includes in his Gospel an account found nowhere else in the Gospel tradition, a story which fits well with many of the Lucan themes regarding the value and danger of wealth and possessions – not ...

Last week, Jesus taught us the parable of the Pharisee and the publican. As a result of how they prayed, the latter left the Temple justified, the former not. In last week’s essay, I suggested that ...