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Camel could also mean rope which is a very similar word in Aramaic. Of course I don't read Aramaic but that's what someone said.
That would actually make more sense as the concepts are similar enough, instead of thread its rope as opposed to thread vs a riding/pack animal lol
It doesn't and it isn't. The whole point of the parable is to say that it's impossible for a rich person to go to heaven.
It's still impossible to get a rope through the eye of a needle unless a rope and a thread can be used interchangeably. I'm not much of a language expert to say for sure lol
According to the Lexham Bible Dictionary, "most scholars reject this interpretation because the meager textual evidence most likely can be attributed to speculations about this verse by some church fathers."