I also think it can be very revealing of just how biased our interpretations are, even without the issues surrounding translation. Our context for interpreting

I also think it can be very revealing of just how biased our interpretations are, even without the issues surrounding translation. Our context for interpreting these works is completely different from their contemporary context, yet we still find ideas that resonate with us over 2500 years even though the context needed to understand their original meaning is long gone.