People who were in charge in Israel of exchanging foreign currencies for the local one. In the case of the †temple, the Jews and the proselytes who came from abroad to worship needed this change, since they came †œfrom every nation under heaven† (Acts 2:5). Each country, and often each city, had its own monetary system. People brought considerable sums of money for their expenses and to pay for the temple tax and their offerings. The currency that was required for these purposes was that of †¢Tiro. The temple, in addition, served as a place to leave money deposits in security. All this meant a great abundance of coins of various denominations and origins. The C. they usually worked around the temple, but at the time of the great festivals they were allowed to do so in the court of the Gentiles in view of the abundance of visitors. Some scholars say that the commissions that were charged were around 4 to 8%. Jesus “overturned the tables of the c.” and said that they had turned the temple into a “den of robbers” (Matt 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Joh 2:14-16). †¢Banker.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, OFFICE
vet, They were people who changed the money of those who came far from Jerusalem, so that they could pay the temple tax, half a shekel, in exchange for the coins they brought (Greek drachmas, Roman denarii, etc.). What the Lord told them when expelling them from the temple implies that they abused the exchanges (Mt. 21:12; Mk. 11:15).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
There was an obligation to pay each year a tax for the maintenance of the temple, which was one third of a shekel (Neh, 33). The moneychangers, who had become true bankers (Mt ,27), were located outside the temple, in the court of the Gentiles, to exchange the pilgrims their Greek and Roman coins for thirds of a shekel (Mt 21,1 Mark 11,15). Jesus Christ could not allow this dirty and intolerable business precisely in the house of God, which can never be a market, because the noise of money sounds very bad in such a holy place, a house of prayer for all people (Mk 11,17) , house where the sacrifice is offered to the Father (Jn 13-18). > temple.
MNE
FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
The “changers” of Mt. 25.27 (so °vm) were ordinary bankers (trapezitai; °vrv2 ); see the saying commonly attributed to our Lord, “be expert bankers”, ie trustworthy and skillful in detecting forgeries. A specialized class of money changers operated in the temple, probably in the Court of the Gentiles: kollybistai (Mt. 21.12; Mr. 1 1.15; Jn. 2.15) or kermatistai (John 2.14). The first title came from a word of Semitic origin that indicates exchange rate or commission; the second, strictly speaking, was related to the one that was in charge of exchanging small amounts. This occupation stemmed from the fact that temple money, including the obligatory half shekel (Ex. 30.13; cf. Mt. 17.24, and see E. Schurer, HJP, 2, 1978), was to be the currency of Tyre, with its high level of purity in silver, and not in the current Roman currency. A surcharge was applied (Misnaic pamphlet Sheqalim, pass.), and this opened the way for a series of bad practices (add passages in HHT on Mt. 21.12 to those in SB). The Lord’s cleansing of the temple included the overturning of the money changers’ tables at the (undoubtedly very lucrative) time of Passover.
AFW
Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary