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> having made the mistake of using a public API (that later went offline) for examples in a book of mine Literally a tale as old as time. The Old Testament ref
by dotancohen 2y ago
> having made the mistake of using a public API (that later went offline) for examples in a book of mine
Literally a tale as old as time. The Old Testament references a command from God, that is not contained in the Old Testament itself.
- 082349872349872 2y agoThat explains Mel Brooks' 5 missing commandments. Where's the undef ref?
- singpolyma3 2y agoDo you have an example for this? Just curious
- HideousKojima 2y agoNot sure which specific example they're referring to, but another example is that, according to tradition, the prophet Isaiah was martyred by placing him inside a hollow tree that was then sawn down. This appears to be referenced by the Apostle Paul in Hebrews 11:37 even though there is no description of Isaiah's death in the Old Testament: "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;"
- block_dagger 2y agoNot literally a tale as old as time. Time existed for billions of years before humans.
- deanishe 2y agoA tale as old as tales, then.