A lot of people say the bible says it's a sin to get a tattoo because the Bible speaks against it. But have the words in the Bible been twisted to suit what a group of religious ventriloquists can use to judge people and tell them what God likes and what he doesn't. We'll find that out too.
So moving straight on to history
The background to this law was that Israel, after being rescued from slavery, was between Egypt and Canaan. Recent archeology indicates that, while Egypt did tattoo, it was limited to women. Evidence suggests that tattooing the body parts of women associated with fertility (breasts, thighs and abdomen) was believed to be a good luck charm to protect the birthing process. In Canaan, evidence indicates that instead of marking the body with ink, more extreme scarification measures, like branding, slashing or gashing the skin were used. Archeology, backed by biblical texts, indicates the Canaanites would customarily slash their bodies for ritualistic purposes (1 Kings 18:28), especially to mourn their dead and honor their gods.
This was a very messed up tradition and was not pleasing in the sight God, that's when he told the Isrealis to desist from such acts of "self torture"
So therefore, Leviticus 19:28 seems to imply this when it says, “you will not make cuttings in your flesh, for the dead, nor print marks on you.”
"This" refering to the acts of self torture as I stated earlier.
In light of this information from Egypt and Canaan, it would seem God was forbidding scarification, not tattooing as we know it. With this said, while there may be no clear passage in the Bible addressing tattoos, this is hardly a license for unrestrained tattooing. As a reasonable individual, you must reason. "Think before you ink".
And just so you know,the word tattoo did not enter into the English language until the late 1700s. This is probably why the KJV, written in the early 1600s, is closer to the literal translation saying, “ye shall not...print marks upon you.”
The "marks" here representing engravings which require not ink but more likely, scarification tools. Ones that would result in bleeding, well a notable amount of blood spewing -bleeding.
So while other traditions expressed themselves through unique piercings, others used tattos. Modification comes in diverse forms.
So from your ankles. ...to your wrist area and lower arm. Think before you ink!
One again,
Raven, out!😉
And please do stay safe. 😊
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