"Donald Trump, a 77*-year-old Bible salesman from Palm Beach, Florida, has emerged as the nation’s most prominent Christian leader."
Adult film star Stormy Daniels shut down a slew of Donald Trump's followers Friday with a burn against the former president on the eve of his criminal hush money trial.
"Stormy Daniels is a parasite that would sell anything for a dollar," wrote @Freedomandequa5.
"Not true," replied Daniels. "I wouldn't sell Bibles."
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Daniels will be a key witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case, and is expected to testify that she received $130,000 from Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen to keep quiet about their previous relationship.
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Donald Trump’s announcement that he is now peddling something called the “God Bless the USA Bible” drew outrage from some religious figures, but one group that’s been conspicuously quiet about it lately is evangelical leaders. Why? Perhaps because Trump has begun making subtle promises to them that we absolutely must not ignore. We talked with Katherine Stewart, a journalist who covers the religious right, about all the unsettling new ways Trump is signaling a second term shaped around ideals of Christian nationalism.
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In the late Roman Republic, around the time of Jesus, a denarius represented the daily wage for a common laborer. Sources like the Gospel of Matthew 20:2 refer to a denarius as the amount paid for a day’s work.
Some historians estimate the purchasing power of a denarius then was equivalent to between $20-$40 today. While not hugely valuable itself, the silver denarius allowed everyday market transactions in Ancient Rome. Soldiers received 225 denarii a year as pay.
A Roman legionnaire could buy a tunic for 2 denarii or a pair of sandals for half a denarius.
As the principal silver coin, the denarius financed the Roman Empire’s trade economy and military expansions. Debasement of the denarius with cheaper metals was often used to fund wars and building projects.
By the 2nd century CE, rampant inflation from devaluation caused economic troubles that contributed to the Empire’s decline.
The denarius remained in use through the Late Antique era until it was replaced in the 4th century by other coins like the silver siliqua. Nonetheless, the long history of the denarius exemplifies its importance in the Roman world for centuries.
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