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A potter's field is a place for the burial of unknown or indigent people.


ORIGIN

See Also: Akeldama


The term comes from the story in the New Testament of the Bible , in which Jewish priests take 30 pieces of silver returned by a repentant Judas . "The chief priests picked up the coins and said, 'It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.' So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day."

The traditional site of this is in the valley of Hinnom, which was a source of potter's clay. This may be the origin of the name. R. T. France, The Gospel According to Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary, Eerdmans (1985), page 386


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POPULAR CULTURE

  • ''From Potter's Field'' is a novel by Patricia Cornwell .

  • Potter's Field is an album by the rock band 12 Stones .

  • On the title track to '', the lyrics include a reference to "the potter's ground" as a metaphor for dying without salvation.

  • "Potter's Field" is also the name of a song by heavy metal band Anthrax from the 1993 album Sound Of White Noise .

  • Hart Island (New York) , the Potter's Field in New York City is featured in the film Don't Say A Word .

  • Tom Waits makes references to Potter's Field in several of his songs.

  • ''The Potter's Field'' is the name of one of the '' Brother Cadfael '' detective books by Ellis Peters .

  • Potter's Field is a development by the greedy banker Potter in the Frank Capra film '' It's A Wonderful Life ''.

  • In the long-running MUD GemStone IV an area called the "Potter's Field" is the primary spawn area for zombies. The area's descriptions are, indeed, of a long-disused graveyard for the indigent and unknown.

  • In the HBO drama Oz (TV Series) , "Potter's Field" is the name for the cemetery where deceased prisoners with no next-of-kin or whose remains are unclaimed are buried

  • "No Eagle Lies in Potter's Field" is the name of a song by the rock band On A Pale Horse .

  • ''Potter's Field'' is the title of an upcoming comic book written by Mark Waid scheduled to be released in Fall 2007.

  • Boy actor, Bobby Driscoll (Peter Pan, 1953), was unidentified at the time of his burial, but it is now confirmed that he is buried in Potter's Field.



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