approval and acceptance. So to the religious elite of that era, already exasperated by Jesus’ failure to give them the kind of public veneration they craved, this looked like the perfect accusation with which they might finally embarrass Him: “He doesn’t restrict His fellowship and social involvements to God’s people; He is perfectly comfortable with the devil’s people, too. He regularly fraternizes with tax collectors, prostitutes and outcasts. Here is ironclad proof that He is satanic: He is a