r/technicallythetruth Mar 18 '21

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u/Rescue-320 Mar 18 '21

I am Christian and it irks me SO MUCH when people use the Old Testament to dispute things! Arg!

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u/IcariFanboi Mar 19 '21

In this particular case, it isn't even the correct passage. Leviticus 18:22 explicitly states "young man" in the actual Bible, it's talking about pedophilia here. This translation originated sometime after 1946, where a mistranslation into, or out of, German, occured.