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JESUS’ AGONY IN THE GARDEN

Makes you wonder what the value of 30 pieces of silver would be worth in today’s world.

If each coin was equivalent to a US silver dollar, currently just under 1 Troy ounce, at the current market price about $21.50, the 30 ‘pieces’ would be worth about $645.00 in today’s monetary system.................

What am I bid for the Savior of the World? Do I hear thirty?

$666!...........................SOLD to Judas Iscariot!..................

But will Judas end up with buyer’s remorse?

He apparently did. He supposedly committed suicide...................

“supposedly”?

The photo,you chose to headline your articles with is awesome. Represents Jesus reaching down to those who are drowning and offering g to help anyone who simply reaches up to him to grasp ahold of his hand for salvation.

It can also be meaningful to the saved who are drowning In sin or lost hope or anxieties etc. He’s right there reach8ng out his hand to help those who want to be rescued.

Well said, Bob. I agree.

I read somewhere that it was worth 4 and a half month’s wages.

Not Much.

It was also probably the price of a slave.

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

Mary-Lou!

Thank you for never hiding your light under a basket.

About that painting, Bob:

Since Jesus' feet are fully supported by the water, how is His hand able to plunge below its surface?

The wife got me this for a birthday gift. I dont know who did the wood inlay but they were proficient to say the least. Its one of the best wall hangers I have.

#19 Seghers is terrific. Background: “It was in Rome that Seghers, like so many of his fellow painters from the low countries, fell under the spell of Caravaggio, a painter of enormous influence who brought to his works a theatrical use of light and dark contrasts, an “in your face” realism, and figures and narratives steeped in high drama. Such lessons were not lost on Seghers, as both The Lute Player and The Denial of St. Peter reflect his early incorporation of a Caravaggesque idiom. Although undated, both canvases were likely painted during the first half of the 1620s. After that Seghers methodically redirected his artistic focus toward a more colorful and lofty style that reflected the influence of Peter Paul Rubens.

SPECTACULAR!!!

Your wife and Jesus both love you.

Thanks for that background. Light and drama certainly abound in Seghers’ contribution here.

If I do this series a third time, I will add your inlay among the other images. For sourcing I will simply link here, unless you can discover and provide the inlayer’s website.

Since Jesus' feet are fully supported by the water, how is His hand able to plunge below its surface?

I do not walk on water, however my back is flexible enough to reach past my toes.