originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 8 hours ago
its almost like the whole thing is an amalgam of thousands of texts edited and repurposed across thousands of years by human beings with various motivations.
The book of Job is literally written in different parts in entirely different dialects that were spoken hundreds of years apart. The opening and ending is from the older dialect, and written much like a folktale. The middle is newer and written much more like an epic poem.
Even the a single book of the Bible comes from numerous sources.
Not just single books. Single chapters.
And yet they persist, so it’s almost like it’s not quite that simple either, eh? Funny how the devil stays in the details, no matter which side you lean
absolutely correct. humans have been scamming humans since inception, and the best methods last the longest.
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bigfondue@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
The religion of the Israelites wasn’t even monotheistic at first. Yahweh was one of many gods.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
And Christianity isn’t technically monotheistic either, as it has the trinity of God, Christ, and the Spooky Spirit… errrm… I mean Holy Ghost.
ethaver@kbin.earth 6 hours ago
And trinitarianism specifically is basically just a reason to wage wars. I was raised in a trinitarian denomination and I still mostly consider myself Christian but I can't reconcile my morals with waging literal wars over fucking metaphysics.
its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
It really is tho. The 3 are the same thing. Different parts/names of one entity. Probably wasn’t originally, but def is now
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
“That’s Modalism, Patrick!”