Pakistani Lawyers Ransack Hospital

[A380]

Unlike a command to kill witches, which is completely sane.

Isn't the original supposed to be 'poisoners' ? and the whole 'witches' mistranslation a useful ruse for the early church to off the competition?

 

[two sheds]

Isn't the original supposed to be 'poisoners' ? and the whole 'witches' mistranslation a useful ruse for the early church to off the competition?

Not sure - I've seen 'sorceress' but whatever people want to translate it as would seem useful.

 

[JimW]

Isn't the original supposed to be 'poisoners' ? and the whole 'witches' mistranslation a useful ruse for the early church to off the competition?

The early church didn't really go in for witch trials by and large IIRC, just the odd high profile poisoning type cases amongst the nobility. Not sure if they were targets of the inquisition, otherwise only really got going post reformation.