In modern times, the image of a heavily laden caravan of camels and donkeys with clay pots hanging from their saddles or bundles holds a certain fascination for us. In biblical times, however, it presented a common sight, as clay was readily available and frequently used. Both clay and potters played important roles in ancientContinueContinue reading “Pottery Making in Bible Times: He is the Potter, We Are the Clay”
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Taxation in Bible Times
Poll tax, salt tax, and crown tax! Wherever they went, along major highways, at city gates, or along quiet country roads, the Israelites encountered the tax booth. The main symbol of foreign domination, and that which most stirred their indignation. Foreign taxation was nothing new to them, but the unscrupulous dealings of the Roman tax-farmers andContinueContinue reading “Taxation in Bible Times”