(October 1, 2014 at 2:24 pm)Drich Wrote:1. You didn't have to pay anyone to write on it.Ah, no. not even close.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/261854?seq=3
as per the artical referenced above:
for the common man
One day's wage=one denarius
One Denarius=10 Asses
One sheet of papyrus=6 asses.
To Put it in terms you can understand. Let's say you make 10 dollars an hour, 100 dollars aday. Out of that $100 it takes 60 dollars to buy one sheet of paper. Then you have to pay a 'scribe' (per line) to write on it.
Now tell me some more about how affordable this was to the common man.
2. You could always make your own sheets of papyrus at home, it wasn't hard. It probably took about 1/2 hour's labour at the most per sheet (you have to cut and soak the strips for three days, then assemble them, and then press them with a rock).
3. There was a lot more papyrus then you think, certainly a lot more than has survived and exists today.
Quote:Before you do, know you need to either back up your numbers/your version or admit that you are wrong here. You opened your first post to me stating I could not support my claims. What is good for the goose is good for the ganderhttp://www.egyptpapyruspaper.com/wholesale.html - priced from 0.70c per sheet.
Quote:the word that describes Joseph's profession, describes both a skilled and unskilled laborer. Couple this with where Jesus grew up (Jesus grew up in Nazerath a military garrison town.) it is most likly that Joseph was probably poor. A great craftsman would do better in a larger city or a port town.You're making an assumption. If Joseph was a 1st century builder/carpenter then he would most likely have been well paid.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke