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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

Paul's is the funniest because he only got one letter changed from "Saul," even though he had used to be the biggest menace. He was a Christian hunter. Not like a professional one, more like McCarthyism but against Christians.

Saul was a perfect example of sin, and Jesus said, "Let's switch that 'S with a P, and he's all good. '"

(Please don't hurt me, I'm joking)

Edit: Wait, my bad. Jesus changed his Roman name, "Paul" to "Saul," (which was Paul's, Jewish name), and after Jesus died, when Paul moved to Rome, he went by "Paul" again. That's also right before he was imprisoned and executed and where he'd write parts of the N.T.

I had to double-check everything, lol. That felt like the mendala effect. It turned out he also spent some time in the Bahamas dreaming about some guy named Yosef.

[–] Akuchimoya@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Saul (Sha'ul) is a Jewish/Hebrew name. Paulos is a Greek name. Even until now, bilingual people who are of a minority culture (compared to where they're living) often have two names, one in their their native (family) language and one in the local majority language, one official, the other unofficial.

This was not limited to Paul, even in that immediate timeline. Levi (Jewish name) was also called Levi (Greek name). There's no reason to believe Paul "changed" his name sheet his conversion. He continued to go by Saul after he became a Christian. He went by his Jewish name among Jewish people, then his Greek name when he travelled across Rome and interacted with Greek-speakers.

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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 days ago

Also every Hollywood agent with Jewish clients from 1900 until present day.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 days ago (5 children)

you tend to do that when you and your buddies are up to street crime

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm imagining a Reservoir Dogs scene playing out about the names.

[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Someone on another mission trip is Acolyte Paul! I assign the names, otherwise we'd have a bunch of Jews dead from an argument over who gets to be Acolyte John. So, you are Acolyte Pink!

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Yubaba vibes

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

It worked on Muhammad Ali too

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Even in the Bible they people with deadnames.

[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Like Ging did to Wdwune in HxH

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I guess the people who downvoted you didn't feel these situations were comparable

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The cool thing about being on an instance with downvotes disabled is I never have to worry about this sort of petty random downvoting stuff because I never see downvotes.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago

I always recommend this to people. It literally fixes lemmy. People are really quick to downvote here and it's a serious negative aura even if you have thick skin

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