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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 12/21/2015 5:30 pm American Numismatic Society - Every year at Christmas time, I seem to see mentions of the "poor widow's mites" made famous by the story in Mark 12:41-44 (and also in Luke 21:1-4): And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had. Read the Entire Article Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/21/2015 6:06 pm Interesting article. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 12/21/2015 6:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5181 Posts	Posted 12/21/2015 8:50 pm Interestingly, the medieval Russian coinage did include a very small copper denomination (pulo), but nothing it would've been half of (except other kinds of pulo, at least). I have no idea how did the section get translated in medieval Russian, if it ever did; presumably any Old Church Slavonic translations would have predated the medieval Russian coins (being from the 9th or 10th century). The modern (late 18th century, IIRC) "Synodic" Russian translation transliterates the Greek literally (complete with "kodrant" instead of "quadrans"). Edited by january1may 12/21/2015 8:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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