How much was 30 pieces of silver worth when Judas was bribed to betray Jesus?

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How much was 30 pieces of silver worth when Judas was bribed to betray Jesus?

2007-02-27 02:23:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

in $ amount today

2007-02-27 02:23:46 · update #1

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Bible scholars are of two minds on the subject. If the money was in local currency it was about the equivalence to a weeks wages. If however it was in roman currency then it was worth about a months wages.

2007-02-27 02:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

It was added to the story to make it conform to the alleged "prophecy"

The authors referenced the Old Testament a lot when doing the story.

30 pieces of silver was pro'lly about 100 bucks.

2007-02-27 10:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

about a honda civic..

2007-02-27 10:45:44 · answer #3 · answered by XX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋