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Alexandrian Empire (Map)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Alexandrian Empire (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Alexandrian Empire (A-Z entry)
Under the hegemony of King Philip II of Macedonia and, later, his son Alexander III (the Great), the Greek city-states bound themselves to a ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Analytical Techniques (A-Z entry)
The traditional archaeological methods of classification and seriation were developed on the basis of the physical appearance of archaeological artifacts, but it is increasingly ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Archaeology and the Bible (A-Z entry)
History of Archaeology. Archaeology is the study of the remains of ancient civilizations uncovered through excavations. It is a relatively young discipline, for the ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Coins (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Coins (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Coins (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Coins (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Coins (A-Z entry)
By interesting coincidence, the initial time range of coinage coincides closely with that of recorded history of the Greek tradition. As strictly defined, its ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
denarius (A-Z entry)
A silver coin which bore the image of the Roman emperor ( Mark 12: 16 ); it was equivalent to the Greek drachma as ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
drachma (A-Z entry)
A unit of money in NT times. In the parable of Luke 15: 8–9 the silver coins (NRSV, REB), ten drachmas (NJB), refer to ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
gematria (A-Z entry)
A Hebrew word for a method of biblical interpretation employed by rabbis and also adopted occasionally by Christians. It involved the system in Hebrew ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
hour (A-Z entry)
The Jews divided the day into twelve hours, with the sixth hour being noon. There were four watches of three hours each, after the ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
icon (A-Z entry)
The Greek noun used for the likeness of the emperor's head impressed upon coins ( Matt. 22: 20 ) and also for the likeness ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
money (A-Z entry)
When Joseph collected the ‘money’ that Egyptians brought as payment for corn ( Gen. 47: 14–17 ), it consisted of metal objects rather than ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Money (A-Z entry)
As a medium of exchange, originally precious metals were used, according to fixed weights , such as the talent, the mina, and the shekel, ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
money-changers (A-Z entry)
Employees of the bureau de change in Herod's Temple. Contributions had to be paid in a special currency since pilgrims came from many areas. ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Numismatics (A-Z entry)
At present it is rather difficult to analyze the numismatic material found at Qumran since, unfortunately, it has not yet been properly published. The ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
penny (A-Z entry)
Used in NRSV, REB, NJB, where AV has ‘farthing’ ( Matt. 5: 26 ) as the translation of the Greek kodrante , the smallest ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
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