Don’t know exactly how to spell either but once again the theory proves true… Everybody knows more aobut catholosism than the actual catholics! I the old Jewish tabernacles the priests would burn insence (I think it actually may have been myyrh) to “lift the prayers up to God” The theory of them burning it goes back to in Fuedal society instead of perfume… peasants burned in the fireplace yearround to eliminate their smells (since they bathed once a year). Catholics still practice this even though one of the apostles said directly about not doing it because Jesus brings them to God now… Catholics use Jewish rituals? Actually even more so than the Jews who abondoned most of their practice when the romans destroyed the Jewish temple in Jeruselum.
But I think you’re forgeting about the gold… You did hit on a valuable point… in 4 B.C. (this is closer t the date since our calender is 4 ahead by accident) a wise man couldn’t just walk into the nearest 7-11 and pick up insence! I mean you think herbs are expencive today… think about when you had to either grow it yourself or you didn’t even have it! It’s like buying someone a specialty item. you can go into shop and save and buy someone coffee. or you can order “Jivaldo” and give them specialty stuff… that’s more like it…
think of it this way… Have you ever seen a resteruant that doesn’t have salt? Well before fridges… salt was worth more than it’s weight in gold!
Later on Mary Magdelene (I think) poured perfume on Jesus head… And she didn’t go to the nearest wall-mart to get it… It was direct from egypt… cost equivilent of 1-4 months pay.
