Theos-Talk Archives (July 2001 Message tt00030)

Forgot to mention; the interpretation of the "eye for an eye" verse as
a call for revenge originated with CHRISTIANS, not Jews (although
Hammurabic references predated Judaism; the phraseology was certainly a
reaction to the Hammurabic code). 

Bart Lidofsky wrote:
> 
> ramadoss@infohwy.com quoted:
> > if it punishes murder with death, the juryman,
> > in deciding for a verdict of guilty, of necessity
> > becomes an accessory in a fresh murder. But
> > the "heart" of the people is beginning to
> > protest against this "eye for an eye" code and
> > is refusing to render evil for evil. Capital
> > punishment is nothing but a relic of Jewish
> > barbarity.
> 
> Which shows, on the part of the writer, a major ignorance of Jewish
> theology. In Judaism, the Talmud (which, traditionally, was given at the
> same time as the so-called "Old Testament") is just as important, and
> expands greatly on the laws outlined therein. The "eye for an eye" is a
> law of REPLACEMENT, not revenge, and a call for equal compensation, not
> equal loss.
> 
> Bart Lidofsky
> 
> 
> 
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