Alabaster Jar - The Video Bible Dictionary

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An alabaster jar was used by Mary when she anointed Jesus days before he was crucified. Scripture talks about the neck of the jar being snapped, however we unfortunately weren't able to locate one (if you have one we can film, please reach out to me in the comments below), so in this video we show a genuine alabaster jar/jug which is from the same period, it shows what alabaster looks like, unfortunately this just didn't have the long neck!
You have no idea how difficult, and how long it took us to find a genuine alabaster jar, but thanks to the incredibly kind and generous guys at Bassam Barakat Antiquities, we were able to not only hold, but also film, a genuine 2,000 year old alabaster jar/jug!
Thank you so much @barakantiquities, you guys rock!
If you ever find yourself needing genuine, authenticated, ancient artifacts, both from the period of the Bible, or other periods, then honestly, these are the guys you should be talking to.
Even if you're not buying and are in the old city of Jerusalem, pop your head in and say hello.
Their website is: www.bbarakat.com
Facebook: bbarakatantiquities
This was filmed on location in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel.
Actor (guide) - Richie Savo
Camera - Hamish Jordan ( / hamishjordan , www.hamishjorda...)
Narrator - Me
Edited - Jonnie Conibeer
Produced, Directed - Mark Murfitt
Alabaster jar is mentioned in the following scriptures:
Mark 14:1-11, Matthew 26:1-16, Luke 7:36-8:3
Transcript:
"Alabaster jar
People stored very expensive perfume or scented oil in alabaster jars.
They imported light colored alabaster marble from Egypt to make the jars. The jars measured 20cm tall.
The neck was long and thin.
A person snapped the neck to pour out the oil or perfume.
Mary used an alabaster jar of oil when she anointed Jesus the week before He was crucified.
The perfume was very expensive, it cost a year's wages for a day labourer."
What is the Video Bible Dictionary?
How do you explain what a desert wilderness is to someone who’s only ever lived in a jungle? Or how can a person understand what a winnowing fork is when they’ve never seen one?
The Video Bible Dictionary is an ambitious project to film items, objects and places mentioned in the Bible which will be collated into a single resource (a dictionary of sorts) to help people understand and read the Bible; basically what the things and places in the Bible really look like.
Who’s it for?
The primary audience is for Oral Preference Learners, however everyone and anyone will benefit from a more literal understanding of actual places and items from the Bible.
What’s an Oral Preference Learner?
A person who prefers to listen, learn and pass on information orally rather than through reading (most of us, right?). This ‘person’ finds context critical in understanding the world around them, hence every video in the Video Bible Dictionary will show the item, object and place in context of a person.
By way of an example; do you remember those old school textbooks which showed a silhouette of a dinosaur with a silhouette of a person standing next to them? It gave you an understanding of how big the dinosaur was compared to a person, right? This is the same thing.
Why do this?
The Video Bible Dictionary is part of a larger project to provide a resource to support the local church around the world as they teach and share Jesus with those who have yet to hear about Him.
Who do you work for?
This project is being produced by SRV in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators and ETEN (short for ‘Every Tribe Every Nation’).
Who am I?
My name is Mark Murfitt, I live in the UK and it’s my privilege to produce and direct these videos as well as to oversee the script writing and media production for this project.
Is something like this really necessary?
Absolutely.
For many people, in both developed and developing countries, much of what we’re videoing isn’t known, understood or believed to actually be real.
Is this work copyright protected?
The source video and voiceover are shareable, this version with the music isn’t unfortunately.
This version contains material that has some form of copyright and cannot be freely distributed. For a shareable version of this video under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license, please contact us!
* There may be other scriptures where this item, object or place is featured, this isn't and shouldn't be used as an exclusive list

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