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<p>[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5168058, member: 109731"]David Hendin, in his excellent Guide to Biblical Coins, 5th edition, states, referring to the 30 pieces of silver referred to in Matthew 26:14-15, that "It is logical to assume that the "30 pieces of silver" paid to Judas were Tyre sheqels, since these coins were the most commonly used and accepted silver coins at the time." (p.482)</p><p><br /></p><p>He further notes that it was the requirement to use sheqels and half-sheqels in the Jerusalem Temple that led to Jesus' disgust at the money changers. Thus payment in sheqels would have added salt to the wound so to speak.</p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5168058, member: 109731"]David Hendin, in his excellent Guide to Biblical Coins, 5th edition, states, referring to the 30 pieces of silver referred to in Matthew 26:14-15, that "It is logical to assume that the "30 pieces of silver" paid to Judas were Tyre sheqels, since these coins were the most commonly used and accepted silver coins at the time." (p.482) He further notes that it was the requirement to use sheqels and half-sheqels in the Jerusalem Temple that led to Jesus' disgust at the money changers. Thus payment in sheqels would have added salt to the wound so to speak. SC[/QUOTE]
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