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If you were an ordinary murderer or robber, you were not likely to be crucified. The use of the word robbers for those crucified with Jesus is a translation mistake. The Greek word used in Mark is the same word used by Josephus for Jewish resistance fighters; it is a pejorative term, with connotations like the modern terrorist.
The Meaning of Jesus
Marcus J. Borg, N. T. Wright
He has a way of almost smiling. It’s like light behind a curtain, the edge of the sun behind clouds, more a promise than an actual thing, but the warmth shines through.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab
There was something inside the music; something that squished and scuttled and honked and raved, something unsettling, like a snake in a satin glove.
Lovecraft's Monsters
Neil Gaiman
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