Based on the minimum wage:
From 1 October 2008 the UK
ESV: a denarius was a daily wage for a worker
£5.73 X 7 hours for a day: £40.11 a day
£40.11 days wage X200 denarrii = £8 000
NIV: 200 denarrii = 8 months wages (= aprox 240 days wages)
£5.73 X 7 hours for a day: £40.11 a day
£40.11 a day X (8 months = 240 days) = £9 626.40
Based on the median wage:
Median weekly pay for full-time employees in the UK
ESV: a denarius was a daily wage for a worker
£479 per week / 5 = £95.80 a day ; 95.80X200 denarri = £19 160
NIV: 200 denarrii = 8 months wages (= aprox 240 days wages)
£479 per week /5 days X 240 days = £22 992
Since doing these sums, I notice that Tom Wright (John for Everyone, SPCK, p71) "translates" 200 denarrii as "six months' pay".
In Mark 6, Tom Wright "translates" 200 denarrii as "£10 000".
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You have too much time on your hands. Or did you work it out to distract you from the rugby? Ireland, Ireland, together standing tall...
I know this is a bit late, but I am looking into this myself. I have estimated the current US money for the 200 denarii to be $11,600 (not sure what that is in pounds). I however, have been looking into other factors to ensure I'm not inflating things too much. Here are my thoughts on your calculations though:
The NIV footnote is probably rounding off; a day's wage is what I have always heard a denarius was in Jesus' day. Also keep in mind this would have been a servant's wage, so using the minimum wage would be the most accurate. So take minimum wage x 200.
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