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Originally posted by LURCH
Yeah, I had considered mentioning that, but left it out because I was pretty certain that the main reason for this prohibition against witchcraft was not because of its association with drug use. However, the connection is certainly well worth noting.
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The reason I mentioned it is that in every other biblical prohibition against witchcraft, the Greek word "magia" ("magic"--duh [;)]) was used. When NT translators ran across "pharmakeia" they translated it "witchcraft", but why not translate it "drug use"?
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