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[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago

It seems more likely that it's a mistranslation of "thick rope", which is basically the same as the word for "camel" in Aramaic. It makes way more sense that way. Why would a camel go through the eye of a needle? That's just absurd. A rope is the same kind of thing you would put through the eye of the needle, it's just way too thick. And the fact that a single fiber from a rope could fit if you peeled away all the excess, makes it a much more apt metaphor.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

I mean it still works since a camel (the animal) wouldn’t fit anyway. And can be interpreted as a possession.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Sure it still kinda works, it's just not a very sensible metaphor that way.

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