foreign publications
Bressett Kenneth - Bible Lore and the Eternal Flame. A numismatic, historical, and archaeological trip through Biblical times, Pelham 2022, ISBN 0794849768
206 pages in B5 format, hardcover. author Ken Bressett creates an archaeological blueprint of the Old and New Testaments, from the earliest cuneiform writing, to pottery, oil lamps, glass - and, of course, money. The Roman denarius, the Tyrian shekel, the first coin with the image of Jesus, and hundreds of other coins help provide insight into daily life and commerce, from ancient Israel, through the life of Jesus, to the early years of the Christian Church. The book looks at trade and economy in ancient times (the Persian deres who "rebuilt" the temples in Jerusalem), coins in the Old Testament, Maccabean coins, Roman monetary influence, coins in the New Testament, coins from the year of Christ's birth, the cost of living, the rulers of Judea and their coins (4 B.C. - 66 A.D. AD), coins in parables, lessons and biblical stories (workers in the vineyard, the lost coin, the Good Samaritan, the expulsion of merchants from the temple, the widow's penny, the coin in the mouth of the fish, Tiberius' "Tribute Penny" denarius, 30 pieces of silver, money of times of wars and uprisings (the Great Jewish Uprising, the Bar Kokhba War), apostolic journeys, the Byzantine Empire. Each of the chapters described contains descriptions and photos of coins related to the topic. One of the last chapters presents color images of dozens of biblical coins in their actual size and in chronological order - from the Electrum to the Byzantine Empire.
