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zachzsg t1_j2b1wjz wrote

Slightly off topic, but I’ve always wondered how much literature in history was completely satirical, yet we assume it was serious and interpret it as such.

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MaxCWebster t1_j2b90se wrote

Lot's daughters: Hey, you know how the Moabites and Ammonites are kind of jerks? Let's come up with a story about why they're so awful.

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youngmindoldbody t1_j2cqokr wrote

Or, all the ancient jokes we can read but can't understand (due to lack of cultural, slang, etc knowledge) is something very odd but makes perfect sense.

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