The Science in the Bible

Entry 8 · Section 1: Measure

The Talent

Exodus weighs sanctuary metal in talents, while Jesus' parable entrusts monetary talents to servants.

Scripture: Ex 38:24–25; Matt 25:15

Metrology

The two talents side by side — 75.4 lb (34.2 kg) of metal against 6,000 days of wage labor. No axis joins them; the bars are drawn on their own scales.
The two talents side by side — 75.4 lb (34.2 kg) of metal against 6,000 days of wage labor. No axis joins them; the bars are drawn on their own scales.

The question

How large is a talent when it denotes mass, and how large is it when it denotes money measured in wages?

Why it matters

The same English word covers two different units that cannot be converted without additional price assumptions.

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