Meaning of som fan läser Bibeln | Babel Free

Definitioner

in a way that (deliberately) misinterprets or distorts the meaning of a text to serve one's own purposes

idiomatic

Exempel

“Konspirationsteoretiker läser vetenskapliga artiklar som fan läser Bibeln.”

Conspiracy theorists read scientific papers like the Devil reads the Bible.

“Fader Bergstedt! Läsare man säger du har [varit]; du har läst som fan läser bibeln, [vad] din andakt [väger] ser nu hela sta'n!”

Father Bergstedt! They say you've been a (voracious) reader, but you have read like the Devil reads the Bible, and now the whole town sees what your (hollow) devotionals are really worth.

“"Har du hört fan citera Bibeln?" jfr det bevingade uttrycket läsa som fan läser bibeln efter bibelns berättelse om hur Jesus frestades av djävulen, som åberopade skriftens ord och tolkade dem som han ville.”

"Have you heard the Devil quote the Bible?" cf. the famous expression to read like the Devil reads the Bible, from the biblical story of Jesus being tempted by the Devil, who invoked the words of Scripture and interpreted them as he wished.

“Man tar de bitar som passar ens syften. Man kan läsa forskningen som fan läser Bibeln, säger professor Tony Axell, som genomfört studier om snus för EU:s räkning.”

People pick the parts that suit their purposes. You can read the research like the Devil reads the Bible, says Professor Tony Axell, who has conducted studies on snus on behalf of the EU.

“Att vara ödmjuk verkar dock inte ligga för honom. I stället läser han det jag skriver "som fan läser bibeln".”

Being humble, however, doesn't seem to come naturally to him. Instead, he reads what I write "like the Devil reads the Bible."

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