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What would everyone think of us accepting questions about myth and legends and biblical stuff? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] wador@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago

It does depend on the questions and the answers.

I mean, I could ask something like "how was it to be a prophet in Jerusalem around the year 33?" and that would be a good history question. But if I asked how Noah built the ark, I could also ask were leprechauns get the gold for their pots....

[โ€“] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

As long as it pertains to these topics as literature or how the belief in them affected historical events.

For example, Iulius Gaius Caesar using his clan name - Iulius - to assert that he was a descendant of Venus.

Or how did their religious beliefs affect the defenders of Masada in the first century CE.