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[โ€“] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] the_kid@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

reading the bible is a horrible experience. there's paragraphs where the same story is being told in two different ways, things are repeated all the time. there's entire chapters that just go "x is the son of y is the son of z is the son of a who's the son of b and the son of c".

[โ€“] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there's entire chapters that just go "x is the son of y is the son of z is the son of a who's the son of b and the son of c".

I can't speak to how relevant this is to history in most parts of the world, but interestingly in places like ancient Ireland, genealogy was an important part of identity. Among the questions a stranger would be asked would be who his father is, what his clan is and what his profession is. Obviously today we value different aspects of identity, but historically at least in some places (and at the point I'm mentioning in history, Ireland was Christian) bloodline was part of how people knew you; it's a fascinating look into historical mindsets.

[โ€“] Starshader@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah except that it's a work of fiction. Even that part is just made up to gives some kind of authority to a character.

[โ€“] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

This is why you don't self-publish.

[โ€“] axont@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Sometimes yeah it's frustrating reading it because some parts assume cultural familiarity with very ancient names or places. I think I remember in the book of Genesis an ancient military leader is named and it's said he did some kind of trick to capture a town, but it doesn't explain what he did or why.

Storytelling has gone through a lot of development over the centuries

[โ€“] u202307011927@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When was the last time you heard of someone buying a bible?

[โ€“] frostycakes@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

My partner bought a study Bible for academic use a few months ago, and our roommate bought herself one (for actual worship use) a couple weeks ago?