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Talk:John 15-21 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 23:12, February 27, 2010
, 23:12, February 27, 2010→Reversion explained: John used the word δεξιός , which did have politically conservative connotations.
:Of course, in many cultures the "right" hand meant skill, strength, virtue and therefore "good", whereas the "left" hand meant lack of skill, clumsiness, and therefore came to mean "bad". That's because most people are naturally right-handed; the word "dexterity" comes from the latin word for "right" (as in "right hand"), and the word "sinister" comes from the latin word for "left". Many left-handed people were forced to become right-handed, because being left-handed was seen as something to be corrected rather than accepted... in Italy, it still happened as late as the early second half of the 20th century. --[[User:Maquissar|Maquissar]] 16:02, 27 February 2010 (EST)
:Of course, in many cultures the "right" hand meant skill, strength, virtue and therefore "good", whereas the "left" hand meant lack of skill, clumsiness, and therefore came to mean "bad". That's because most people are naturally right-handed; the word "dexterity" comes from the latin word for "right" (as in "right hand"), and the word "sinister" comes from the latin word for "left". Many left-handed people were forced to become right-handed, because being left-handed was seen as something to be corrected rather than accepted... in Italy, it still happened as late as the early second half of the 20th century. --[[User:Maquissar|Maquissar]] 16:02, 27 February 2010 (EST)
::"Conservative" is a modern word, but its underlying political meaning is as old as politics itself, and long predates the Gospel of John. John used the word δεξιός , which did have politically conservative connotations.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:12, 27 February 2010 (EST)