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Re: The Brick Testament lays down The Law
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lugnet.build.ancient
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Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:38:39 GMT
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
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Of course, much more
interesting to me is God commnding “eye for eye and tooth for tooth”, etc.
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That passage is much misunderstood. At the time it was written, it instructed a
*limit* to retribution, not an encouragement to revenge. Prior to “Eye for eye”
laws, it was much more common for the people to follow the practice of “Death
for eye.” Yikes!
For more info, see
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_eye_for_an_eye
Rick C.
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| (...) If we're just looking at this law as man-made, devoid of any divinely-commanded or divinely-inspired status, in that case, I don't really find it all that disturbing or surprising considering when it was written and compared with the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| (...) Hi, Bruce. Thanks as always for taking the time. (...) Yep. (...) It's been a liberating experience, I have to admit. Nice to use minifigs who wear glasses, too. (...) Thanks, see my replies to others for more details on that. (...) That the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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