<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1758373551078632&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">

Ancient Biblical Coins

Laura Lane
June 4, 2013

Dr. James Voelz of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, brought a selection of ancient coins to Concordia Publishing House to be photographed for his forthcoming Concordia Commentary on Mark 1:1–8:26 (available December 2013).


, victorious." This is the first coin on which a person explicitly claims to be the appearance of (a) god on earth. —From Dr. James Voelz's forthcoming commentary on Mark. These coins are microcosms of the history, politics, and culture that formed the context for our Lord’s ministry, as recorded in the Gospels. Among them is a large silver coin depicting Antiochus IV (back of coin pictured on the right); a silver denarius with the “image and inscription” of Tiberius Caesar (Mk 12:15–16); and a lepton or “widow’s mite” (Mk 12:42).

Pictured (from left to right) are CPH editors Rev. Edward Engelbrecht and Dr. Christopher Mitchell; Dr. Voelz; and CPH editor Dr. Benjamin Mayes. Pictured (from left to right) are CPH editors Rev. Edward Engelbrecht and Dr. Christopher Mitchell; Dr. Voelz; and CPH editor Dr. Benjamin Mayes.
Written by

Laura Lane

At CPH since 2003, Laura Lane is an editor for the professional book team. She has worked on numerous titles for the adult consumer and church professional markets, including The Lutheran Study Bible (CPH 2009) and The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes (CPH 2012).

Featured

shutterstock_108924560

Summer Sunday School Evangelism Opportunities

Here are some tips on how your church can reach out to families over the summer months.

Shelli Haynes
June 6, 2019
new-places

Sharing God’s Love with New People in New Places

Whether meeting people on a cross-country move or in your everyday life, those are opportunities to spread God's love to new people in new...

Kelsey Fink
June 6, 2019
what-we-can-learn-about-perseverance-from-nehemiah

What We Can Learn about Perseverance from Nehemiah

Nehemiah’s narrative provides a window through which we can observe how Nehemiah persevered against great odds and enemy attacks.

Donna Pyle
June 5, 2019

Latest

ministry-roles

Understanding the Differences among Commissioned Ministry Roles

Understanding what each of these commissioned ministers is trained to do lays a foundation for understanding what commissioned ministry is.

Concordia Publishing House
May 29, 2019
the-old-testament-background-for-the-sixth-petition

The Old Testament Background for the Sixth Petition

What is the meaning of the Sixth Petition of the Lord's Prayer?

Concordia Publishing House
May 8, 2019
martin-luthers-small-and-large-blog

The Origin of the Small and Large Catechisms

In Luther’s day there were any number of catechetical materials. Luther cleared the medieval clutter with his Small and Large Catechisms.

Concordia Publishing House
April 4, 2019

ABOUT US

Concordia Publishing House (CPH) is the publisher of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) dedicated to spreading the Gospel message of Jesus Christ throughout the whole world. CPH publishes over 8,000 products for churches, homes (individuals and families), and schools including Bibles, Bible studies, curriculum, Vacation Bible School (VBS), Sunday School, worship resources, church supplies, Spanish resources, and other Christian books and gifts.

CONTACT US

  • 3558 South Jefferson
    St. Louis, MO 63118
© 2019 Concordia Publishing House