<P> Schilder suggests that these 30 pieces of silver then get "bandied back and forth by the Spirit of Prophecy ." When the chief priests decide to buy a field with the returned money, Matthew says that this fulfilled "what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet ." Namely, "They took the thirty silver coins, the price set on him by the people of Israel, and they used them to buy the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me" (Matthew 27: 9--10). Although many scholars see Jeremiah's name as included in error, Jeremiah's purchase of a field in Jeremiah 32 may indicate that both prophets are in mind . Craig Blomberg argues that Matthew is using typology in his quotation, rather than "any kind of single or double fulfillment of actual predictive prophecy ." According to Blomberg, Matthew is telling his readers that, "like Jeremiah and Zechariah, Jesus attempts to lead his people with a prophetic and pastoral ministry, but instead he ends up suffering innocently at their hands ." William Hendriksen argues that Matthew is referring to Jeremiah 19 . </P> <P> Blomberg also suggests that Matthew may also be saying that "Jesus' death is a ransom, the price paid to secure a slave's freedom," and that the use of the blood money to buy a burial ground for foreigners (Matthew 27: 7) may hint at the idea that "Jesus' death makes salvation possible for all the peoples of the world, including the Gentiles ." </P> <P> The 1877 Handy Book for Bible Readers states that "Argurion, argenteus, denarius . This word occurs in two passages--(A) the account of the betrayal of our Lord for "thirty pieces of silver" (Matt . xxvi. 15; xxvii. 3, 5, 6, 9). These have usually been considered to be denarii, but on no sufficient ground . The parallel passage in Zechariah (xi. 12, 13), is translated "thirty (pieces) of silver"; but which should doubtless be read, "thirty shekels of silver", whilst it is observable that "thirty shekels of silver" was the price of blood to be paid in the case of a servant accidentally killed (Exod . xxi. 32). The passage may therefore be explained as "thirty shekels of silver", not surrent shekels, but tetradrachms of the Attic standard of the Greek cities of Syria and Phoencia . These tetradrachms were common at the time of our Lord, and of them the stater was a specimen ." </P> <P> Judas is often shown in narrative scenes from the Passion holding the silver in a bag or purse, where they serve as an attribute to identify him . As one of the "Instruments of the Passion" the Thirty Pieces by themselves often feature in groups of the Instruments, especially in the late Middle Ages, although they are one of the less commonly chosen elements of the group . Sometimes a money bag is used in depictions; otherwise a hand holding the coins, or two hands, showing the counting - out . </P>

Where did the chief priests get the money to buy the field of blood