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The concept of Tribute in Christianity

In Christianity, Tribute pertains to taxes levied on the Jewish population by Roman authorities, symbolizing their subjugation. It represents both a specific payment demanded by Caesar's agents and a central topic of questions directed at Jesus by Pharisees and Herodians regarding its lawfulness. Additionally, it denotes a payment made by one state to another to secure peace or signify dependence. Overall, Tribute encapsulates the complex relationship between religious teachings and political authority in early Christian discourse.1
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Synonyms: Homage, Honor, Recognition, Praise, Acknowledgment, Respect, Admiration, Commendation, Eulogy, Salute.

In Dutch: Eerbetoon; In Finnish: Kunnianosoitus; In Spanish: Homenaje; In German: Tribut; In Malay: Penghormatan; In Swedish: Hyllning

The below excerpts are indicatory and do represent direct quotations or translations. It is your responsibility to fact check each reference.

Christian concept of 'Tribute'

Christianity Books

Significance in Christianity (general):

From: A Cyclopedia of Biblical literature

(1) Tribute refers to the payment King Mesha of Moab gave to the king of Israel, including a vast number of lambs, rams, and wool.[1] (2) The taxes imposed on the Jewish population by the Roman authorities, which were viewed as a symbol of their subjugation.[2] (3) A tax which one prince or state agrees, or is compelled, to pay to another, as the purchase of peace, or in token of dependence.[3]

From: Expositions of Holy Scripture

(1) The topic of discussion, and the questions that are asked to Jesus by the Pharisees and Herodians about the tribute.[4]

From: The Complete Sayings of Jesus

(1) This is the payment requested by Cesar, and the Pharisees questioned whether it was lawful to give this to him or not.[5]

Significance in Early Christian church and writers:
Early Christianity Books

From: Ante-nicene Fathers

(1) This is something that might be paid to Caesar, prompting a question about its lawfulness, representing a form of tax or payment.[6]

From: Gospel of Thomas Commentary

(1) Tribute is demanded by Caesar's agents and is a central topic of discussion, representing a form of tax or payment owed to the ruling authority.[7]

Early Christianity (also known as Early Church) refers to the period starting roughly in the 6th century BC up until 325 A.D. during which year the first council of Nicaea was convened. Popular literature includes the writings by the early Church Fathers which forms the basis of later Christian theology.