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Jacob O

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New Testament References to Coins
« on: November 23, 2017, 03:09:04 pm »
These are the New Testament references to specific coin denominations.  I compiled this list by searching the Greek NT. The NT also discusses coins with generic terms or referring to silver coins etc. However, this is a list of the actual denominations mentioned and where. Hope you enjoy it.

Greek Denomination            Roman Value                       Judean Value                       Biblical References              
Talent
(τάλαντον)
~6000 Denarii~1500 ShekelsMatt. 18:24, 25:15-28
Stater
(στατήρ)
4 Denarii/64 Asses1 Shekel/ 256 PrutotMatt. 17:27
Didrachma
(δίδραχμον)
2 Denarii/ 32 AssesHalf-Shekel/128 PrutotMatt: 17:24
Drachm
(δραχμή)
1 Denarius/ 16 Asses64 PrutotLuke 15:8-9


Judaean Denomination       Roman Value                     Judaean Value                   Biblical References            
Lepta
(λεπτόν)
1/128 Denarius or 1/8 As½ PrutahMark 12:42, Luke 12:59, 21:2


Roman Denomination                   Value                                          Biblical References                      
Denarius (δηναριον)16 AssesMatt. 18:28, 20:2, 9-10, 13, 22:19, Mark 6:37, 12:15, 14:5, Luke 7:41, 10:35, 20:24, John 6:7, 12:5, Rev. 6:6
As (ασσαριον)Basic unit of currencyMatt. 10:29, Luke 12:6
Quadrans (κοδράντης)¼ AsMatt. 5:26, Mark 12:42

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2017, 12:55:36 am »
Hi Jacob,

Thanks for sharing this. I do not believe I have seen it summarised like this before elsewhere. You might consider creating a page on Numiswiki for coins referenced in the bible. I had a look and do not believe that one exists.

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2017, 01:51:47 am »
It'd be worth adding

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2017, 07:12:37 am »
Sounds like a good idea.  I have some more information as well. Last summer I took a course on NT Numis.  Currently, I am a student and knee deep in Biblical Greek Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 12.  But in a few weeks I'll put something together for numiswiki.

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2017, 09:34:32 am »
I added this info to the NumisWiki Denomination page.  Click on Denomination to see it.
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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2017, 12:59:51 pm »
Looks good  +++

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2017, 01:20:14 pm »
Good work, Jacob O!
Thanks!
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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2017, 02:02:31 pm »
Thanks for posting it Jacob O.
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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2017, 12:09:21 pm »
I do not believe I have seen it summarised like this before elsewhere. You might consider creating a page on Numiswiki for coins referenced in the bible. I had a look and do not believe that one exists.

This has, in fact, been done a couple of times before (at least!), most notably by my
friend, and co-author of our Tribute Penny articles, Rev. Peter R. Dunstan, BSc. BD.

I believe that it was summarised in the Numismatic Association of Australia's Journal* a
few years ago, and from previous discussions I believe similar details were published in
at least one other magazine or journal (perhaps the Celator?). *(I know he gave a talk
at one or more of the NAA conferences, but I am not sure of the publication details).

Not only that, but when Peter and I were writing our most recent article (see below)
we created a reasonably complete listing of all of these references.

I will send Joe a pdf of these notes, perhaps he can add them to the relevant page(s).

All the best,

Walter Holt



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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2017, 12:32:42 pm »
Hi Walter,
I would love copies of those articles. Do you think you can share them? If not could I get the exact references? That would be wonderful!
Thank you very much!
Jacob

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2017, 10:37:39 pm »
Oliver Hoover wrote a great article on the words used to describe money in the Bible for the American Numismatic Society magazine.  The article is at http://numismatics.org/magazine/biblesummer06/ .  I highly recommend it.  "The Authorized Version: Money and Meaning in the King James Bible"

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2017, 11:41:16 am »
I would love copies of those articles. Do you think you can share them? If not could I get the exact references? That would be wonderful!
Thank you very much!
Jacob

I will have to enquire with my colleague, and go from there.

In the meantime, I have asked Joe to put the expanded listing that
we compiled, for our Tribute Penny article, on his NumisWiki pages.

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2017, 02:52:03 pm »

I will have to enquire with my colleague, and go from there.

In the meantime, I have asked Joe to put the expanded listing that
we compiled, for our Tribute Penny article, on his NumisWiki pages.

Walter

Thank you very much! I got the article. As you said Joe made it available.

 
Oliver Hoover wrote a great article on the words used to describe money in the Bible for the American Numismatic Society magazine.  The article is at http://numismatics.org/magazine/biblesummer06/ .  I highly recommend it.  "The Authorized Version: Money and Meaning in the King James Bible"

Thanks esnible.  If anyone else has any other related articles I'd love to get my hands on them! I'm still new to collecting and am trying to learn as much as possible.

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2017, 09:58:57 pm »
Hi Walter,
I would love copies of those articles. Do you think you can share them? If not could I get the exact references? That would be wonderful!
Thank you very much!
Jacob

Jacob,
Here is Rev. Dunstan's article via academia.edu:
https://www.academia.edu/18883232/The_denominations_of_coins_named_in_the_Bible

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Re: New Testament References to Coins
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2017, 02:23:20 pm »

 

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