Dead bodies in the Valley of Hinnom

 This Cross-Examination Table is designed to show the "Chain of Custody" for a single concept. It demonstrates how a local, geographic warning in the Hebrew/Galilean "Source Code" was corrupted by the "Greek Translation Patch" to become a tool of Roman statecraft.

The Case Study: The "Fire" of Gehenna

Stage of Transmission	The Data / Phrase	The Actual Meaning	The "System" Result
1. The Source Code (Isaiah 66:24 / Jeremiah 7:31)	Gei-Hinnom (Physical Valley)	A physical valley in Jerusalem where trash was burned. A symbol of shameful disposal.	National Warning: Don't let your nation become a "dump."
2. The Galilean Input (Oral Teaching, 30 CE)	"Cast into Gei-Hinnom"	Idiom: "Your life is becoming worthless trash." Warning of Annihilation (non-existence).	Ethical Challenge: Live a life of value or be forgotten.
3. The Greek Remix (The Gospels, 70-90 CE)	Géenna pyrós (Gehenna of Fire)	Hellenization: Merged the local dump with the Greek Tartarus (Abyss) and Hades.	Metaphysical Shift: Destruction becomes "Eternal Torture."
4. The Roman Patch (The Vulgate/KJV)	"Hell Fire"	Smuggling: The distinct locations are deleted and replaced with a single, medieval Super-State of Pain.	Imperial Control: Obey the Church/State or suffer forever.

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The "Cross-Examination" of the Text

Prosecutor: "When the Galilean mentioned 'fire that is not quenched' (Mark 9:48), wasn't he describing a supernatural hell?"

The Audit: "No. He was quoting Isaiah 66:24, which describes corpses (dead bodies) in the Valley of Hinnom. In the Source Code, the fire is 'unquenchable' because it doesn't stop until the trash is completely consumed. The fire is eternal, but the victim is gone in seconds. The Hellenistic Remix flipped this to mean the victim is eternal so the fire can keep burning them."

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V. THE VERDICT

The "Preaching of Hell" is a Linguistic Optical Illusion.

• The Hebrew Text warns of the Loss of Being (Non-existence).

• The Greek Translation warns of the Permanence of Suffering (Hell).

By reverting to the Source Code, the "Galilean" is exonerated. He was not a preacher of Greek mythology; he was a teacher of the Torah’s Finality. He taught that the wicked disappear, while the righteous remain in the memory of the Creator.