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<p>[QUOTE="JGGonzalez, post: 2631176, member: 84491"]Here's one that gets a raspberry:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]579067[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, a lot of authors don't do much research when writing about the 30 pieces of silver. I can understand if they are only mentioned in the book, but I think that an item that is essential to the plot and is constantly referred to deserved at least a basic Google search!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files, made the same mistake, but he gets a waiver for the quality of his writing. I've downloaded a sample of K.T. Tomb's book and if it starts well I'll probably buy it. I wail and gnash my teeth when people confuse shekels and denarii, but I don't let that prevent me from appreciating a good book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JGGonzalez, post: 2631176, member: 84491"]Here's one that gets a raspberry: [ATTACH=full]579067[/ATTACH] Unfortunately, a lot of authors don't do much research when writing about the 30 pieces of silver. I can understand if they are only mentioned in the book, but I think that an item that is essential to the plot and is constantly referred to deserved at least a basic Google search! Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files, made the same mistake, but he gets a waiver for the quality of his writing. I've downloaded a sample of K.T. Tomb's book and if it starts well I'll probably buy it. I wail and gnash my teeth when people confuse shekels and denarii, but I don't let that prevent me from appreciating a good book.[/QUOTE]
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