children is a mistranslation the word used more accurately translates to young men, servants, or soldiers more akin to the english word lad than child
30 young men in their early to late 20's approaching an old man in the wild in a time where there was frequent and casual violence is not the same picture as 30 kids teasing someone
Cuz the alternatives, god is evil/there's no god at all and life is ultimately meaningless, are pretty deeply depressing. :cowboy-cri:
Jewish people seem to manage ok with it, old testament God is an absolute dick.
it is important to consider that part of the old testament is religious instruction and part of it is just a description of religion in the bronze age
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children is a mistranslation the word used more accurately translates to young men, servants, or soldiers more akin to the english word lad than child
30 young men in their early to late 20's approaching an old man in the wild in a time where there was frequent and casual violence is not the same picture as 30 kids teasing someone
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it was translated from hebrew the hebrew word used is also used to describe 28 year old men. Sometimes there is more context.
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if you're actively trying to find stuff to interpret that way then yeah of course you'll find it