Coins in the New Testament

Authors

Nanci DeBloois

Keywords

Mormon studies, coins, Masada, Judea, New Testament

Abstract

The coins found at Masada—Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Herodian, Roman, Jewish, Tyrian, Nabatean, etc.—testify not only of the changing fortunes of Judea, but also of the variety of coins circulating in that and neighboring countries during this time. Such diversity generates some difficulty in identifying the coins mentioned in the New Testament.

Recommended Citation

DeBloois, Nanci (1996) "Coins in the New Testament," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 36: Iss. 3, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol36/iss3/16