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mattmelb69 t1_j3jzrz1 wrote on January 9, 2023 at 2:21 AM

I’ve also heard that the words for ‘camel’ and ‘rope’ are very similar, in both Greek and Aramaic; so it’s a pun, and a clever bilingual one at that.

Also, hyperbole was a big part of Jesus’ speaking style (eg “if your right hand offends you, cut it off” - Matt 5:30)