Matthew was the tax collector, not Saul. Saul was a tentmaker by trade and a Pharisee by training. I don’t think any Pharisee would have lowered himself to collect taxes for the hated Roman occupiers. (Whenever tax collectors are mentioned, it’s clear they are considered scum.)
Well, thank you. I think I am gaetting too old to continue posting on Free Republic. I really messed that one up, didn’t I? Sorry.