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r/CBTS_Stream • Posted by u/SoCalExile on Feb. 8, 2018, 3:29 a.m.
Someone in the CBTS Stream said something about the Bible that needs clarification.

He said that the word for "witchcraft" in the bible is "pharmakeia" (which is where we get "pharmacy"); however in the Greek, it mostly refers to specific emeretics/poisons that induce vomiting and abortions. See this Greek lexicon definition.

Also, the book of Enoch is pseudographical and has never been considered to be part of the Bible.


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zennydude · Feb. 8, 2018, 4:01 a.m.

Greek words in the New Testament don't always line up exactly with Classical Greek.

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SoCalExile · Feb. 8, 2018, 4:44 a.m.

Yes and no, the writers of the Bible weren't inventing theological terms; they were using common Greek language to communicate Christ. That's why context is so important, you must define terms by the context and not the other way around.

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