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Tiberius Tribute Penny Denarius

Tiberius Tribute Penny Denarius (Interactive 3D Roman Denarius • Matthew 22:19–21 ): Silver denarius of Emperor Tiberius Caesar bearing his laureate portrait on obverse and seated Livia as Pax on reverse, the coin presented to Jesus in Matthew 22 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Divine Nature & Incommunicable Attributes—Direct biblical revelation uniformly attributes self-existence ( Exod 3:14 ), unchangeableness ( Mal 3:6 ), eternal presence ( Ps 139 ), exhaustive omniscience ( Isa 46:10 ), and transcendent holiness ( Isa 6:3 ) to YHWH.

Church History Lineage & Historical Movements

Athanasian Creed (Quicunque Vult) (Post-Chalcedonian & Medieval (451–1517 AD)): The Athanasian Creed (named for its opening words *Quicunque vult salvus esse*, 'Whosoever will be saved') is a precise, rhythmic Latin theological canticle traditionally attributed to Athanasius but composed in 5th-century southern Gaul (likely by Caesarius of Arles or Vincent of Lerins), confessing that 'we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance'. Catalyst: Anti-Arian and anti-Priscillianist theological defense in Gaul and Spain .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Tiberius Tribute Penny Denarius — Silver denarius of Emperor Tiberius Caesar bearing his laureate portrait on obverse and seated Livia as Pax on reverse, the coin presented to Jesus in Matthew 22 . Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III — Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Matthew 22:19 : "Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny."; Revelation 6:6 : "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine."; Luke 20:24 : "Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.". Related canonical books and chapters: Esther 10 ( Esther • Chapter 10 (3 verses)), Luke 3 ( Luke • Chapter 3 (38 verses)), Matthew 20 ( Matthew • Chapter 20 (34 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Tiberius Tribute Penny Denarius 3D & AR
Interactive 3D Roman Denarius • Matthew 22:19–21

Silver denarius of Emperor Tiberius Caesar bearing his laureate portrait on obverse and seated Livia as Pax on reverse, the coin presented to Jesus in Matthew 22 .

Tiberius Tribute Penny Silver Denarius
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Lugdunum silver denarius of Emperor Tiberius Caesar with seated Livia as Pax on reverse ( Matthew 22:19-21 ).

Curators & Archaeologists of British Museum • British Museum / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Tiberius Denarius ('Tribute Penny')
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Silver Roman denarius bearing the laureate portrait and divine titles of Tiberius Caesar: 'Render to Caesar'

The standard silver daily wage coin of the Roman Empire, featuring Emperor Tiberius on the obverse and his mother Livia seated as Pax (holding an olive branch and scepter) on the reverse.

27 BC – 37 AD Roman imperial Pax Romana, universal provincial census, and life of Jesus

The establishment of the Roman Empire under Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD) and consolidation under Tiberius (14–37 AD), creating the Pax Romana (Roman Peace), paved military highways, maritime security, universal Roman law, and provincial direct taxation under Roman prefects in Judea .

מִנְחָה
minha (minḥâ) [min-KHAW]
H4503 Hebrew noun feminine 211x
grain offering, tribute, gift, oblation

Grain offering, tribute presented to sovereign; bloodless offering of flour, oil, and frankincense salted with covenant salt.

Derivation: From an unused root meaning to apportion.
Roman Empire Provinces under Augustus and Tiberius
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Comprehensive provincial map of the Roman world showing senatorial and imperial provinces surrounding the Mediterranean.

Curators & Archaeologists of Ancient World Mapping Center • Ancient World Mapping Center / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Ἰησοῦς
Iesous (Iēsoûs) [ee-ay-sooce']
G2424 Greek proper noun masculine 917x
JESUS, Joshua, Jesus

Primary meaning: JESUS, Joshua, Jesus, Jesus. Strong's: Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites. Lexical nuances: JESUS : Mt 1:21 , al.; ὁ Ἰ , Mt 3:13 , al.; Ἰ. Χριστός , Mt 1:1 , Mk 1:1 , al.; Χρ. Ἰ. , Ro 2:26 , al.; κύριος Ἰ. , Ac 28:31 , al.; Ἰησοῦ , voc., Mk 1:24 , al. Joshua : Ac 7:45 , He 4:8 . Jesus , son of Eliezer: Lk 3:29 . Jesus , surnamed Justus: Col 4:11 . v.s. βαραββᾶς .

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03091);
πίστις
pistis (pístis) [pis'-tis]
G4102 Greek noun feminine 243x
faith, belief, trust

Primary meaning: faith, belief, trust, confidence. Strong's: persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself. Lexical nuances: in active sense, faith , belief , trust , confidence , in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mt 8:10 , Lk 5:20 , Ac 14:9 , Ro 1:8 , I Co 2:5 , II Co 1:24 , I Ti 1:5 , al.; c. gen. obj., Mk 11:22 , Ac 3:16 , Ro 3:22 , Ga 2:16 , Eph 3:12 , Ja 2:1 , al.; c. prep., ἐν , Ro 3:25 , Ga 3:26 , Eph 1:15 , Col 1:24 , I Ti 1:14 3:13 , II Ti 1:13 3:15 , II Pe 1:1 ; εἰς , Ac ...

Derivation: from G3982 (πείθω);
Aseity, Simplicity, Immutability, Omnipresence, Omniscience, and Holiness

Direct biblical revelation uniformly attributes self-existence ( Exod 3:14 ), unchangeableness ( Mal 3:6 ), eternal presence ( Ps 139 ), exhaustive omniscience ( Isa 46:10 ), and transcendent holiness ( Isa 6:3 ) to YHWH.

Esther 10
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Esther • Chapter 10 (3 verses)

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings o... Mentions: Media , Persia .

Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III 3D & AR
Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10

Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.

Me'od (Strength) Word Study 4:12
Me'od (Strength) Word Study
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Examine the fascinating Hebrew adverb Me'od (מְאֹד), meaning 'much' or 'very', used in Deuteronomy 6:5 to call Israel to love God with all their 'muchness' or total capacity.

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1st-century AD monumental Latin inscription confirming Pontius Pilate as Prefect of Judea ('Praefectus Iudaeae')

A carved limestone block reused as a theater step, preserving four lines of Latin dedicating a public building (Tiberieum) to the honor of Emperor Tiberius by 'Pontius Pilatus, Praefectus Iudaeae'.

Persepolis Apadana Staircase Procession
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Carved stone staircase frieze showing 23 foreign nations bearing gifts and horses to the Persian Great King at the New Year festival.

Curators & Archaeologists of Persepolis, Iran • Persepolis, Iran / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Roman senatorial historian's account of the Great Fire of Rome (64 AD), Pontius Pilate, and the execution of Christus

A celebrated passage by the preeminent Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus describing Emperor Nero blaming Christians for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, explicitly recording that 'Christus' was put to death under Tiberius by Procurator Pontius Pilatus.

Luke 3
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Luke • Chapter 3 (38 verses)

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee , and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis , and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene , Annas and Caiaphas being the... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Yeshua the Messiah , Joseph , Matthat , Levi , Galilee , Ituraea , Trachonitis , Abilene , Jordan .

Matthew 20
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Matthew • Chapter 20 (34 verses)

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho .

Lamentations
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Old Testament • 5 Chapters

Lamentations (Old Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Zion , Jerusalem , Sodom , Edom. Opens with: "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess am..."

Book of Esther 9:14
Book of Esther
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Overview of Esther demonstrating God's sovereign providence working quietly behind scenes of the Persian court to deliver Jewish exiles from genocide without God being explicitly named.

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Romans 13
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Romans • Chapter 13 (14 verses)

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a te... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Agape: Love Word Study 4:49
Agape: Love Word Study
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Examine the Greek word Agape (ἀγάπη), redefined in the New Testament not as an emotion or feeling, but as selfless, sacrificial choice to seek the well-being of others, modeled by Jesus .

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Hesed: Loyal Love Word Study 5:11
Hesed: Loyal Love Word Study
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Explore the rich Hebrew concept of Hesed (חֶסֶD)—unconditional covenant loyalty, generous mercy, and steadfast love that binds God to His people regardless of their failures.

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Rhythmic Latin confession of the Holy Trinity and the Incarnation

The Athanasian Creed (named for its opening words *Quicunque vult salvus esse*, 'Whosoever will be saved') is a precise, rhythmic Latin theological canticle traditionally attributed to Athanasius but composed in 5th-century southern Gaul (likely by Caesarius of Arles or Vincent of Lerins), confessing that 'we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance'.

Chara: Joy Word Study 4:32
Chara: Joy Word Study
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Discover biblical Joy (Greek Chara χαρά and Hebrew Simkhah)—a profound attitude of gladness fueled by awareness of God's grace and victory, sustaining disciples even through sorrow.

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The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 8 (32 verses)

And Judas heard of the fame of the Romans , that they are valiant men, and have pleasure in all that join themselves to them, and make amity with all such as come to them, and that they are valiant men. And they told him of their wars and exploits which they do among the Gauls, an... Mentions: Judas , Eleazar , Jacob/Israel , Spain , Asia , India , Media , Greece .

Luke 23
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Luke • Chapter 23 (56 verses)

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Joseph , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Lamentations 1
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Lamentations • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hat... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem .

Mesha Stele (Moabite Stone) — King Mesha of Moab & YHWH
Mesha Stele (Moabite Stone) — King Mesha of Moab & YHWH
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Inscribed black basalt slab (c. 840 BCE) recording King Mesha 's rebellion against Israel , mentioning Omri, Chemosh, and the Sacred Name YHWH.

Moabite Royal Scribes • Louvre Museum, Paris (AO 5066) / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib — Third Campaign
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Hexagonal cuneiform prism recording Sennacherib's capture of 46 fortified Judean cities and tribute from Hezekiah .

Neo-Assyrian Royal Scribes of Sennacherib (689 BCE) • Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (University of Chicago) CC-BY-SA 4.0
Acts 14
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Acts • Chapter 14 (28 verses)

And it came to pass in Iconium , that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the bre... Mentions: Iconium , Lystra , Derbe , Lycaonia , Antioch 1 .

John 6
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John • Chapter 6 (71 verses)

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee , which is the sea of Tiberias . And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , Moses , Joseph , Judas , Galilee , Tiberias , Capernaum .

Luke 5
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Luke • Chapter 5 (39 verses)

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret , And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Sim... Mentions: Simon , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , Gennesaret , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Ahavah (Love) Word Study 4:07
Ahavah (Love) Word Study
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Discover Hebrew Ahavah (אַהֲבָה)—a covenant love demonstrated not just through affectionate feelings, but through active, loyal commitment to care for others unconditionally.

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Acts 28
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Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of st... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Alexandria , Syracuse , Rhegium , Puteoli , Rome .

Romans 2
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Romans • Chapter 2 (29 verses)

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. An... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Scripture Passages (24)

Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee , and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis , and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene ,

Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

And when they were come to Capernaum , they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord's tribute was thirty and two persons.

And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and twelve.

And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and one.

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses .

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