In this episode we take a look at 5 different stewards involved in the passion week story. We see how these 5 individuals manage several forms of capital, some good, some bad and see if we can learn a thing or two about our own stewardship from the context.
 
1 Denarii = 1 days wage for a laborer = ~$100
Pure nard =  According to Eastman’s Bible Dictionary, spikenard is the root of an Indian plant, growing on the Himalaya mountains.
 
 
Mary
Mark 14:3–9 (ESV)
 
Judas
John 12:1–8 (ESV)
Mark 14:10–11 (ESV)
Matthew 26:14–16 (ESV)
John 13:27–30 (ESV)
Matthew 27:3–10 (ESV)
Zechariah is specific about dating his writing (520–518 BC).
 
30 pieces of silver = ~$3000
https://www.grandrapidscoins.com/how-much-were-judas-iscariot-s-30-pieces-of-silver-worth/
https://aleteia.org/2017/04/12/how-much-might-judas-30-pieces-of-silver-be-worth-today/
 
Joseph of Arimathea
Luke 23:50–56 (ESV)
Matthew 27:57–61 (ESV)
Isaiah 53:9 (ESV)
 
Nicodemus
John 19:38–42 (ESV):
75lbs myrrh and aloes would have been 5 times the normal amount and could cost upwards of several hundred thousand dollars.
 
Jesus
John 13:3–5 (ESV)
Matthew 26:53 (ESV)
John 18:36 (ESV)
Matthew 28:18–19 (ESV)
Revelation 1:12–18 (ESV)
Revelation 5:12–14 (ESV)
 
 

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