Biblical Law—Was 'Eye for an Eye' Really Enforced?
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Biblical Law—Was 'Eye for an Eye' Really Enforced?
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The laws and punishments meted out in the Bible sound pretty harsh. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth—not to mention all of the commandments that are punishable by death! Ancient law expert Bruce Wells joins Helen and Dave to answer the question: were biblical laws really enforced? How did they compare with other law codes from the Ancient Near East like Hammurabi? And if they weren't enforced, why do laws play such a central role in the Hebrew Bible?
Check out Bruce's books:
- Everyday Law in Biblical Israel
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
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