Comments 1

  1. Wow. I loved that, especially how small the Herodian lamp was. It’s no wonder they needed extra oil since it probably used it up pretty fast! Then the silver denarius was fascinating. Wasn’t it the denarius which was the day’s wages?

Leave a Reply

  • Marc Turnage

    Marc Turnage

    Marc is the CEO and founder of Biblical Expeditions and BibleX. He holds an MA in Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins from Jerusalem University College, and a PhD from the Land of Israel Studies department at Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. He has 25+…
    [Read more about author]

  • JP Login

  • JP Content

  • Suggested Reading

  • Articles, blogs, and other content published by Jerusalem Perspective, LLC express the views of their respective authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of JP or other contributors to the site.

    Copyright 1987 - 2025
    © Jerusalem Perspective, LLC
    All Rights Reserved

    Ways to Help:

    DONATIONS: All donations will be used to increase the services available on JerusalemPerspective.com. Donations do not grant donors JP premium content access.