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A potter's field, paupers' grave or common grave is a place for the burial of unknown, unclaimed or indigent people.
Apr 13, 2020 · Derived from the English Bible, the term “potter’s field” survives even today—also called “paupers’ grave,” “common grave,” et cetera. It is used to describe a cemetery reserved for the disposal of unclaimed corpses, as well as the remains of unidentified and/or poor people.
The Potter's Field is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters set in August to December 1143. It is the 17th volume of the Cadfael Chronicles and was first published in 1989. It was adapted for television in 1998 by Carlton Media and Central for ITV.
- Edith Pargeter
- 1989
May 19, 2016 · The passage does bear some resemblance to Jeremiah 32:8-9, particularly in the silver being given in exchange for a potter's field (though Jeremiah paid 17 pieces, not 30). There are a few possible explanations, such as:
- Quoting from John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible , "What seems best to solve this difficulty, is, that the order of the books of the Old Tes...
- There are really two questions here, and I think the first is easy and the second is hard: Is this a reference to Zechariah 11:12-13 Then was fulfi...
- In short, yes Matthew is alluding to these passages. But the accuracy of his interpretation of them is another question altogether: Issues reconcil...
- I translate scripture. In Jeremiah 32:6-12, verse 9, I translated from the Aleppo Codex as: "And I bought then the field indeed from Hanemael son o...
Sep 1, 1989 · The Potter's Field by Edith Pargeter (pen name Ellis Peters) is the seventeenth installment in the Brother Cadfael series of mysteries. Cadfael is a Benedictine monk who works a vegetable garden and herbarium in an abbey in medieval Shrewsbury, England.
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In this latest installment, an unidentified corpse is found near Vigàta, a town known for its soil rich with potter's clay. Meanwhile, a woman reports the disappearance of her husband, a Colombian man with Sicilian origins who turns out to be related to a local mobster.
- Andrea Camilleri
May 30, 2020 · For centuries, regions around the world have maintained common graves called potter’s fields, where they bury unidentified victims and impoverished citizens who couldn’t afford their own cemetery...
