TheWanderingMist
Paladin of the Snow Queen
The common denouncement of it in the Bible is an incomplete translation, because English doesn't have separate terms for the concept. It's actually criticizing the Ancient Greek practice of pederasty, which was an older man and a young boy being in a sexual relationship.
There are a lot of other misunderstood things in the Bible, like the story of Onan. It's taken as an anti-masturbation rule (@Prof. SALTY ) , but it's actually about a man selfishly refusing to father a child who would legally be the heir of his dead brother. And even if we were to ignore that, back then everyone believed that men launched fully formed miniature children into women to grow and be born, whereas modern science recognizes that it is not until conception when a new child is fully formed (they did get the very small part correct).
Shrimp being an abomination? Likely the result of someone's relative dying from a shellfish allergy.
Women being unclean? Bloodborne diseases can spread pretty easily if there isn't modern hygiene, and women bleed every month, meaning those diseases will likely recur during that time.
Tattoos and jewelry? Back then, a symbol of witchcraft and idol worship.
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Other things:
David and Goliath was trial by champion. They were shedding as little blood as possible.
The girl who killed the general? It was a war and to be expected.
A lot of rules are made obvious by simply putting them in historical context.
There are a lot of other misunderstood things in the Bible, like the story of Onan. It's taken as an anti-masturbation rule (@Prof. SALTY ) , but it's actually about a man selfishly refusing to father a child who would legally be the heir of his dead brother. And even if we were to ignore that, back then everyone believed that men launched fully formed miniature children into women to grow and be born, whereas modern science recognizes that it is not until conception when a new child is fully formed (they did get the very small part correct).
Shrimp being an abomination? Likely the result of someone's relative dying from a shellfish allergy.
Women being unclean? Bloodborne diseases can spread pretty easily if there isn't modern hygiene, and women bleed every month, meaning those diseases will likely recur during that time.
Tattoos and jewelry? Back then, a symbol of witchcraft and idol worship.
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Other things:
David and Goliath was trial by champion. They were shedding as little blood as possible.
The girl who killed the general? It was a war and to be expected.
A lot of rules are made obvious by simply putting them in historical context.