Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2103588)

So seasonal language gives you a hint when the first woman ate a pomegranate given to her by a talking snake in a mystical garden?

Originally Posted by MarieMarie (Post 2103589)

No it gives a hint as to what kinds of fruit the authors of the bible were familiar with and would likely have meant you dunce

Originally Posted by WWWP (Post 2103591)

We should invent a cool handshake for moments like this

Originally Posted by WWWP (Post 2103585)

There are 10x as many historical texts from the same areas and time periods we have that didn't make it into the bible. Records of business transactions and historical accounts of days in the lives of boring ass dudes rich enough and narcissistic enough to hire scribes to take down their life stories - the bible is just cultural archaeology.

Originally Posted by WWWP (Post 2103586)

Even the language gives hints as to time of year/season.

Obviously only one of us did three semesters of independent study teaching themselves to read and write pointed Hebrew instead of finishing their math requirements.

Originally Posted by WWWP (Post 2103594)

I was giving you context. Forgetting your reading comprehension limitations.

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2103596)

Why don't you close your eyes and I'll give you an apple star to lick.