Not necessarily. Priestly celibacy was not the norm for some time after the NT period. And money is the ultimate attractor.Clement of Alexandria says that Zaccheus was surnamed Matthias, for what it’s worth… he is suggesting that Zaccheus took the place of Judas among the Twelve. The Apostolic Constitutions say he became the first bishop of Cesarea.
There’s also a medieval legend associated with him that puts him in France, but this is less likely.
In any event, if we take these together with the fact that he was a tax collector - which would have made him quite disreputable - it seems probable that he was unmarried.
FWIW.
Of course not necessarily. But it would seem appropriate not to choose a married man for the apostolic vocation when there are single men around who would be more available.
… or married.Clement of Alexandria says that Zaccheus was surnamed Matthias, for what it’s worth… he is suggesting that Zaccheus took the place of Judas among the Twelve. The Apostolic Constitutions say he became the first bishop of Cesarea.
There’s also a medieval legend associated with him that puts him in France, but this is less likely.
In any event, if we take these together with the fact that he was a tax collector - which would have made him quite disreputable - it seems probable that he was unmarried.
FWIW.
On the other hand, if she was an observant Jew, then she would’ve realized that Zacchaeus was merely doing what the Mosaic law required for atonement for those who cheated and stole.