Lex Talionis in Early Judaism and the Exhortation of Jesus in Matthew 5.38-42 by James Davis

Lex Talionis in Early Judaism and the Exhortation of Jesus in Matthew 5.38-42

James Davis

210 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging medium-paced
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In Matthew 5:38-42, Jesus overrides the Old Testament teaching of 'an eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth' - the Lex Talionis law - and commands his disciples to turn the other cheek. James Davis asks how Jesus' teaching in this instance relates t...

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