• Delphia@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Come in, come in… and let me tell you about just how unlikely it is that there were a bunch of white dudes in Jerusalem 2000 years ago named Mathew, John, Luke, Peter, Simon, and Thomas… also do unto others, kindness to the poor… basically you’re gonna fucking hate this shit but come in.

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      5 months ago

      Is this a joke? Please tell me you’re not that dense. Those names have different iterations across different languages. Michael in Russian is Mikhael. Matthew in Spanish is Mateo. Peter in Spanish is Pablo. Names that are derived from meaning in its original language don’t stay the same across languages.