This kills the christian - eviltoast
  • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Not defending god here but afaik the 7 deadly sins come from the divine comedy

    Edit: It appears I was mistaken. They are just not directly mentioned in the bible.

    • derbolle@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      but it is ultimately completely pointless. someone(or rather many someones) made up the OG bible canon and some fanfics are becoming almost canon by being well known. same difference

      • rtxn@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Revelation is one of the most quoted judeo-christian texts, and I recently learned that it was written as a fanfic and it took the fandom a surprisingly long time to recognise it as part of the official lore.

    • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      The term isn’t found in the bible,but there are plenty of references to the sins.

      Mark 7:20-23 (NLT) 20 And then he added, ‘It is what comes from inside that defiles you. 21 For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. 23 All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.’

      Proverbs 6:16 - 19 (KJV)

      These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

      A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood

      An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief

      A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren

  • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    If you read the old testament in particular, god never denies the existence of other gods, only that he’s the best one. Yahweh was actually just one god in an ancient pre Jewish pantheon. He was like Dionysus, a god of harvest and wine and rebirth. Different tribes had different chief gods, but all accepted the existence of the others. Just happened over time that the people who worshipped Yahweh were the only ones left and it became a monotheistic religion.

    I’m sure back in the day, those gods were more similar to Greek gods, flawed and monstrous, and entities to fear. That’s why the old testament god is such a psychopath.

    • Belgdore@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      Yep. The whole idea of seven deadly vices and seven heavenly virtues is a Christianization of the Ancient Greek ideas of virtues and vices. There really isn’t a direct connection to the Bible.