It isn’t “a workaround”.
It’s a concept found throughout scripture, and if later false religions like Buddhism and Hinduism incorporate the same concept that is irrelevant.
>>It isn’t “a workaround”.
It is. I already explained why.
>>It’s a concept found throughout scripture, and if later false religions like Buddhism and Hinduism incorporate the same concept that is irrelevant.
It is a proof text found by taking them out of context.
BTW, Buddhism and Hinduism are older than Christianity.