Comments on: Evidence for the Biblical Joseph Discovered?

By: MSH

MSH — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:05:45 +0000

@Cris Putnam: yep; and the specific reference to “coins” in the find draws attention as well because coins were not in use that far back into antiquity (precious metals were weighed in amounts – like the shekel).

By: Cris Putnam

Cris Putnam — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:39:43 +0000

Whether they are “coins” or simply Egyptian scarabs, amulets, etc. is immaterial to the Bible. It’s the Q’uran that claims Joseph was sold for “coins” – the Bible uses 20 shekels which are measures of weight. However what is extremely significant is that they corroborate the Genesis account of Joseph being an official in Pharaoh’s court. That is, if they actually exist.

By: MSH

MSH — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:39:59 +0000

@korshi: Yes, a coin from that time period would be big news, but don’t hold your breath.

By: korshi

korshi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:58:43 +0000

Ah, so having read the article it looks like they’re claiming, based on verses of the Quran that Egyptians used scarab amulets as currency.

By: korshi

korshi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:52:18 +0000

I’m fairly certain that coins weren’t used in Egypt until the Late Period, after they were invented in Anatolia in the 6th century BC, and didn’t take off until the Ptolemaic period. If a coin dating from the Hyksos period had been found that would be pretty revolutionary for numismatics.

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Joseph-Era Egyptian “Coins” « Daniel O. McClellan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:13:56 +0000

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