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A new article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship<\/em> has just been posted for your enjoyment. \u00a0As always, thanks to the wonderful generosity of donors and volunteers, it is accessible to you free of charge. \u00a0To modify slightly the words of Herodotus that have often served as something of any unofficial motto for the United States Postal Service, \u201cNeither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor the coronavirus stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds\u201d:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWas the Denarius a Daily Wage?\u00a0A Note on the Parable of the Two Debtors in Luke 7:40\u201343\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Abstract: This note provides a\u00a0brief overview of Roman economic history and currency in order to throw light on the value and significance of the two debts illustratively used by Jesus in his parable to Simon the Pharisee. Though we cannot with accuracy make the claim that a\u00a0Roman denarius was always the daily wage, we can determine that the debtors of Jesus\u2019s parable owed something on the order of a\u00a0year\u2019s worth of wages and ten years\u2019 worth of wages.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n One of the facets of the Interpreter Foundation that I most treasure is its agility. \u00a0Another perhaps related facet that I appreciate is its ability to reach people at a distance and at no charge. \u00a0Given the current coronavirus situation, the Foundation\u2019s agility and its outreach ability are going to come in handy for our approaching conference on the Book of Moses, which has been scheduled for 1-2 May 2020. \u00a0It may, now, not occur physically \u2014 that is, as a conventional conference with an audience \u2014 on the BYU campus. \u00a0We shall see, but my current guess is that it won\u2019t. \u00a0However, it will still occur:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses:\u00a02020 Interpreter Foundation Conference\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We have tools at our disposal of which, just a decade or two ago, most of us could scarcely have dreamed. \u00a0Candidly, much as we value a live audience and enjoy interactions with people in the conference venue, the larger and permanent audience is always that beyond the room where the speakers hold forth.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n