"Crude Language" from Bible Contexts

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The Bible has many phrases we can't translate literally because they'd cause offense or giggling. Some authors, like Paul, also use offensive language we'd consider too strong today, though they don't use gratuitous violent or sexual terms merely to shock, as is common today. 

Read the full chapter at http://www.biblecontexts.com/2019/10/morality-ch-23-crude-language.html

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