One of the comandments is "thou shall not kill" some christains and Jews claim that there are exceptions ie that in some caes you can break Gods law But when it comes to the comandment "thou shall not commit adultary" both christians and jews say there are no exceptions to Gods law. Why is there eceptions for one of Gods laws and not the other. Is sex more important for a jew and christian than killing
2006-07-23 04:01:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Biblical scholars agree that the line "Thou Shalt Not Kill" was mistranslated. It should really read "Thou Shalt Not Murder.". As in the bible even after the commandments were given, the Jews were ordered by God to go to War. Killing in a war is not usually considered murder.
As for cheating. The bible is harsh on that. Probably due to the dishonesty and inability to appreciate what you have. I'm not really clear on it myself.
2006-07-23 04:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are not valid comparisons. The "doctrine of necessity" is alive and well in matters of killing.
As for "adultery" this is ill defined. Traditional Jewish law (Halachic rules) allow for polygyny and this still legally exists among Yemini Jews who married multiple wives before settling in Israel. Even today, although a[n Ashkenazi] Jewish man may not be legally married to more than wife at a time, if in fact he does so the offspring are not mamzerim (unlawful issue, often mistranslated as "bastards"). It is the woman who (unfairly of course) cannot remarry without first having a "get" divorce document.
(Marriage in Christianity is a sacrament; in Islam and Judaism it is a contract. I need not set out here the Islamic rules on adultery, and the punishments therefor.)
2006-07-23 11:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some traditions, like Islam, it is permitted to have more than one wife (in a manner of speaking you then have one wife and committing adultery with all the others). In other traditions (Christianity, for instance), you are allowed only one wife, but then some guys will have a mistress or two on the side which is pretty much like the muslims are doing, except that the terms used are different.
2006-07-23 11:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the killing are you talking about the electric chair or gov't killing someone for a heinous crime? One is by a gov't or law enforcement group, the other is by an individual. Governments have to have different rules because they have to maintain order and law. There is no good that can come from adultery, but if a man is killed for killing people others might deter their feelings of killing people.
2006-07-23 11:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a simple example, you can kill someone in self defense. But there is not such an excuse when you committ adultery (sex in self defense?). You can kill someone by accident, but you can't committ adultery by accident, unless you didn't know the person was married. Adultery is 100% a free-will act.
2006-07-23 11:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think youve been talking to a pretty screwed up christian..
technically there is NO excuse for breaking any of God's laws. Typically I would say rules are meant to be broken, but not when they are commanded by God.
How about this..you dont worry about those things and you just practice what you personally believe..dont try to follow a specific religion.
if you think adultry should be allowed, just do it. If god doesnt kill you, your wife will!
Im just kidding by the way but seriously..NO EXCUSES
2006-07-23 11:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by K to the C from the C to the K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The laws you mention -or any law for that matter- were written by males. In a society where the power is held by males, to kill some one is OK -many reasons for that: war, self-defense, capital punishment- but as for adultery no male wants his wife to be "possessed" by other male. As for the males themselves, they have cheated as much as they wanted and there has never been any consequences
2006-07-23 11:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by dolores 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The commandment is not "thou shalt not kill" but rather "thou shalt not murder." Big difference. Sometimes killing is necessary, such as in self defense. But you can't defend yourself by committing adultery.
2006-07-23 11:56:50 · answer #8 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone was attempting to kill you would you just stand there and let them? So if in your attempt to defend yourself you killed them should you be treated as someone who plotted to kill another person?
When it comes to adultery, like the person who plotted to kill, you chose to go ahead with it.
There is no comparison between the two.
2006-07-23 11:10:13 · answer #9 · answered by buttercup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋