What kind of coins were the silver coins and how many euros did they correspond to? A modern approach to motivation identified with betrayal.
According to the Gospel of John, Judas betrayed Jesus for “30 pieces of silver.”
And with a kiss he pointed to the soldiers of High Priest Caiaphas, who handed him over to the soldiers of Pontius Pilate.
According to texts of various prophets, researchers estimate that the 30 pieces of silver were cheese shekels, the currency of Tire, an ancient city in Lebanon.
In New Testament times, one shekel was worth about four drachmas.
Each coin weighed less than half an ounce of silver, about 16 grams each.
Its current value would be estimated at $ 400 to $ 500. That is, approximately, 30 silver is about 15,000 euros.
