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Beyond Good and Evil · Chapter
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A brief, ironic aphorism questioning the perfection of divine authorship, specifically in the context of the Greek New Testament.
What happens
A brief, ironic aphorism questioning the perfection of divine authorship, specifically in the context of the Greek New Testament.
Themes in this chapter
The Role of Religion
Undermines divine authority through a critique of the perceived linguistic imperfections in scripture.
Characters to notice
- Gods
Referenced ironically as an author who 'learned Greek' to write scripture, but allegedly did not master it.
Key passages
“It is a curious thing that God learned Greek when he wished to turn author—and that he did not learn it better.”
It's ironic that God, in authoring scripture in Greek, supposedly failed to master the language perfectly.
A satirical jab at the perceived flaws in divinely inspired texts.