Reposting because it was removed from another comm earlier for the political content.

  • nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz
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    22 days ago

    Saying if a Roman asks you to carry something one mile, carry it for two instead.

    This sounds like malicious compliance. What boss is happy if you put something down a mile from where they asked you to put it? That’s a discussion in a 1:1 at least.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      It was more of a “prove how strong you are even though they think you are weak, but do it in subversive and unexpected ways” thing, but I am jumbling five different religious traditions including one pagan together so take it with a grain of salt

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      21 days ago

      I think it was more of a metaphor of getting them to subvert roman expectations. Romans thought of the Jewish people as very stubborn and independent, so when forcing them to do manual labor they would usually expect it to lead to confrontation.

      • nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz
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        21 days ago

        Yeah I’m kind of joking-not-joking. I get that it’s about going above and beyond to prove something, but it’s still a silly example.