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“Yeshua and Levi the Toll Collector” complex

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David Bivin and Joshua Tilton propose a reconstruction of Jesus’ interaction with Levi the toll collector and his teaching in response to criticism that Jesus ate and drank with sinners.

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David Bivin and Joshua Tilton propose a reconstruction of Jesus’ interaction with Levi the toll collector and his teaching in response to criticism that Jesus ate and drank with sinners.

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  • David N. Bivin [1939-2026]

    David N. Bivin (20 July 1939 - 14 July 2026) was founder and editor of Jerusalem Perspective from 1987-2025. A native of Cleveland, Oklahoma, in the United States, Bivin lived over 60 years in Israel, ever since he came to Jerusalem in 1963 on a Rotary…
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    Joshua N. Tilton

    Joshua N. Tilton studied at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, where he earned a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies (2002). Joshua continued his studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, where he obtained a Master of Divinity degree in 2005. After seminary…
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