56: Stewardship in the Passion

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)