• ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    I think it’s interesting that that line is thought to be misinterpreted by Christians. Jewish people believe, and have quite a bit of evidence to support their ideas, that the line should be “A grown man shall not have sex with a young boy”. This is also known as “pederasty”.

    Here’s an article from The Jewish Standard about it that goes into far more detail than I can provide: https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/redefining-leviticus-2013/

    And here’s a wikipedia article about pederasty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pederasty

    Edit: Sorry that this got posted 4 times. I’m on fedia.io and it seems like it’s not correctly posting things. I think I removed all the other posts now.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      3 months ago

      This type of stuff absolutely blows my mind when it comes to religion. Thousands of years ago, some guy basically wrote “hey dudes, don’t fuck kids.” Then several thousand years later that sentence was rewritten, translated, and misinterpreted - and now we have millions of people who think gay people shouldn’t exist.

      • ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io
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        3 months ago

        One of my favorite facts about what you just described is that “Christ” in Jesus’ name isn’t his last name but instead essentially means “the annointed”. Annointing is a religious practice in which a holy figure puts oil on you. And the name “Jesus” can be translated throughout the ages to basically be equivalent to the name “Joshua” in today’s English. So “Jesus Christ” today is basically “Oily Josh” lol

  • SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Anna was specifically forbidden to opine over matters of faith by the very book she discusses here, on account of being a woman. 🤷

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    If they think “stoned” means killed, then that directly conflicts with the commandment “thou shouldn’t kill people”.

    Since the Bible can’t possibly contradict itself, it must mean to get high.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      after getting the stone tablet with Thou Shalt Not Kill on it, Moses takes his entourage and immediately genocides an entire kingdom. It’s right there in the Bible, I don’t think they are that concerned about consistency

      • Mistral@lemmings.worldB
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        3 months ago

        Leviticus is one of the books in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. It is the third book in the Bible and is traditionally attributed to Moses, who is said to have written it during the Israelites’ time in the wilderness. Leviticus primarily focuses on religious, ritual, and moral laws, as well as instructions for sacrifices and offerings. The book is named after the Latin word “levitas,” which means “pertaining to the Levites,” a tribe of Israelites who served as priests and assistants to the priests.