Semmelweis Reflex
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There are several problems. The pagan meaning of the word soul not being compatible with the Biblical words translated as soul. That was pointed out in the OP. It's being pagan isn't necessarily a problem unless there is some discrepancy. Like with the modern word hell and the immortal soul. The Greek philosophers taught an immortal soul. The Bible doesn't. Some remove the word soul entirely. They (those posting responses) seem to be conflating the immortal soul with the soul, which might be construed as disingenuous but I think is just poor debate skills in expressing their pagan induced theology.
The word God is a pagan word later adopted by Christianity. That's a natural translation. The baptism was practiced first among pagans. No problem, as that is what Jesus, John and the disciples taught. Pagan is just a word that means outside of. It was used by Roman soldiers and Christians because the pagans were the landowners leaving outside of town, difficult to recruit. Much like heathen, from the heath. Landowners. To the Romans the Christians were pagan and to the Christians the Romans were pagan in the sense that they were each outside of their respective groups.