Biblical coins in Jesus time Archives

Ancient coins used In Jesus Time

Biblical coins are a window to understand the meaning of Jesus speech.

Coins of his time can help us to better reconstruct the world in which Jesus lived as well as the man himself. first one must consider two important variables. namely the time and place that Jesus was born,

Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were amazed at him. this event and many important events we can see the bible in a different way,

Same when we read about the fishes mouth or Judas thirty silver coins Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

Two authentic widow's mites in an olive wood box

The coin of the widow's mite is a small bronze Hasmonean coin minted under Alexander Jannaeus (76-103 B.C.) with a star on one side and an anchor on the other. This coin was reused during the time of Jesus as the small change, and is illustrated in Jesus' parable of the widow's offering.

Olive wood box is made in Bethlehem

Makes a great gift to illustrate Jesus' parable with the two small coins

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2 Widow’s Mites in Olive Wood Box

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Coins Mentioned In The Bible

This bronze prutah was minted under the reign of Pontius Pilate, who ruled as the Roman procurator of Judea from 26 to 36 A.D. This is the same Pilate who tried Jesus at Jerusalem and turned him over to be crucified because of political pressure. This exact coin was found on the eyes of the image in the Shroud of Turin from NASA images, indicating that the person in this image was buried during the time of Pilate. This coin was used as the small change during the time of Jesus’ crucifixion, and it follows the second commandment by not using human images. Pilate, however, used pagan symbols on these coins; either the lituus (a wand used by an augur for divination), or a libation ladle (used for libation offerings to pagan deities). The inscription around the outside of the coin reads, “of Tiberias Caesar,” the emperor during that time. The reverse of the coin has a wreath on the outside with the year in the center (LIS = 29/30 A.D., LIZ = 30/31 A.D., LIH = 31/32 A.D.). Pontius Pilate was disliked by the Jews and was an ineffective ruler, known for taking bribes, and enforcing the laws with cruelty. He was finally removed from office after he massacred many of the Samaritans on Mt. Gerazim during a religious ceremony.

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