• Ostrakon@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Its almost like nonsensical parables are a recurring theme in religions in general and we shouldn’t be assuming a bunch of mystical morons from a thousand years ago knew any better.

    • chaogomu@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      A lot of the “nonsensical” comes from translation issues.

      You’re not a Hebrew farmer living in the middle east 2000 years ago, and the parable has been translated from ancient Hebrew to Greek, then to Latin, then finally into English.

      The same goes for buddhist parables

      I’ve read that some of these parables originally had clever word play.

    • doomcanoe@sh.itjust.works
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      8 hours ago

      Clearly you just failed to grasp Jesus’s message. And truly I say unto you, there shall be no pizza but through him, and occasionally at work to prevent unions from being discussed.