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http://smbc-comics.com/comic/megiddo Alt text I think by 2027 I can get SMBC to be 98% etymology stories. Bonus panel
minus-squareAllNewTypeFacelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoMeanwhile, apparently Gehenna is now the municipal landfill site for Jerusalem.
minus-squarem_f@discuss.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoFun fact, most of what is depicted of the christian hell is fan fiction accumulated over centuries. When hell was originally written about, they meant “that trash heap over there called gehenna”. Here’s some history behind the term: https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2743/how-does-the-christian-hell-come-to-be-called-hell-is-it-related-to-the-norse-h
minus-squaretopherclay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoand Apocalypse just means uncovering or revelation, so you can incorporate that knowledge into your next strip tease.
Meanwhile, apparently Gehenna is now the municipal landfill site for Jerusalem.
Fun fact, most of what is depicted of the christian hell is fan fiction accumulated over centuries. When hell was originally written about, they meant “that trash heap over there called gehenna”. Here’s some history behind the term:
https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2743/how-does-the-christian-hell-come-to-be-called-hell-is-it-related-to-the-norse-h
and Apocalypse just means uncovering or revelation, so you can incorporate that knowledge into your next strip tease.