are based on Biblical commandments?
2006-10-06 05:44:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are similarities between the Law of Moses and other Near Eastern treaties, such as the Code of Hammurabi. The two covenants are decidedly different in that the Mosaic covenant is based upon religious belief, while the Code of Hammurabi (and others) is not:
The main similarity lies in their form, e.g., in the use of the formula ‘if someone … then. …’ The discovery of the Code of Hammurabi has reinstated the previously mentioned ‘Book of the Covenant’ … and the Ten Commandments as being of Mosaic origin. … But the Code of Hammurabi stands on a lower level than the Ten commandments, if only because the former does not forbid covetousness (cf. 20:17). H. T. Obbink says: The entire code of Hammurabi does not contain a single religious idea, not even in the laws concerning temple prostitutes and magic’ (Inleiding tot den Bijbel, p. 27). The purpose is not to inculcate godliness, but rather to regulate social relationships. And Israel’s laws are, according to Wildeboer, more imbued with a spirit of mercy. But we must not forget that Hammurabi’s code was intended to be a legal rather than a religious document.
The Ten Commandments are religious in nature, beginning with stipulations related to Israel’s relationship to her God, the God who delivered her from her bondage in Egypt. Every stipulation from beginning to end, is based upon Israel’s relationship to her God. The codes of other Near Eastern covenants is thoroughly secular.
2006-10-06 05:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hammurabi's Code simply DESTROYS any argument about the 10 Commandments being (1) original (2) the first written laws (3) the origin of our laws, etc.
but most christians don't even know what Hammurabi's Code even is.
Ignorance is bliss
2006-10-06 05:48:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The sixth king of the Amorites, Hammurabi, united the land of Mesopotamia under his rule. Hammurabi is best remembered for his code of laws. He did not write these laws but compiled, organized, and simplified existing laws. Hammurabi's code became the standard of judgment in the moral, social, domestic and commercial matters though out the empire.
Hammurabi's laws governed man's conduct, but Moses said that the most important thing was man's heart Lev. 19:17-18; Deut. 6:1-6 Second Moses' law was more fail; for any crime it decreed the same punishment to all men, regardless of their social status. EX- In Hammurabi's view a crime was not as serious if it was committed by a "superior" against an "inferior".
Hammurabi's law was one of retaliation. The penalty for a particular offense varied with the social class of the offender. Ex-If a man of wealth broke a bone of a member of his own social class, his bone was to be broken. If, such a man broke the bone of a commoner, he had only to pay a fine.
Most important, Moses' law was God-centered. Crime was not merely a sin against man; it was a sin against God. Hammurabi's law code was a great improvement over the capricious decrees of other ancient kings, but Moses' law, because it was given by God, is far superior to any law code of man.
2006-10-06 06:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by sunny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because christianity is about power over others. It is not enough for them to live by their life, love and women repressing rules, they want every one to. The laws in the US are based on the Magna Carta and English Common Law. As over half of the ten commandments are of religious nature and therefore under the Constitution not enforceable as laws. In fact if you take a look at the Tripoli Contract, it clearly states that the US is not a Christian Nation nor Jewish or Islamic. Ever since the age of reason the church has been trying to reclaim power. Great! Who wants another Inquisition or Crusade? More blood to quench the thirst of their god. Reverend Willy
2016-03-27 05:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that OUR laws are based on biblical commandments. I believe in the seperation of church and state in America and while the ten commandments are often a good place to start when writing laws, it could easily be argued that our laws were based upon common sense and the Golden Rule more than anything else - of course Lobbyists play a big role in law making and the churches are a big lobby (but so is agriculture, pharma, energy, etc.).
Peace!
2006-10-06 05:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you start off with a wrong premise all you can draw are wrong conclusions 1. the Ten Commandments wer NEVER based on hammurabis code they were Totally based on Gods Laws and were written on two stone tablets see Exodus ch 19,20 not by some man who wasnt even Christian or Jewish Gorbalizer
2006-10-06 06:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by gorbalizer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Ten Commandments only exist because of literacy. It was an earlier document and certainly came before our laws.
Lawyers copy and paste. They took some of the Bible, some of British documents, some of their own insight and wrote laws. Then the fundementalists claimed that it was all based on the Bible.
Wrong? Not entirely. Correct, well, sorta, kinda, partially.
Hey, if it can be used to manipulate people, it's worth a try right? LMAO.
2006-10-06 05:50:32 · answer #7 · answered by Jeffrey B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Our moral laws come from the fact that we are a social animal nothing more. The fact that they have been codified and attributed to God, does not change this. Current religious beliefs are built upon older ones, but ultimately your arrive at the evolutionary reason for why societies need morals, be they Human, Ape, or Wolves...
2006-10-06 05:49:29 · answer #8 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
our laws aren't based on biblical commandments in any case
2006-10-06 05:47:33 · answer #9 · answered by Nick F 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
he hee lol
eye for an eye, baby!
2006-10-06 05:48:16 · answer #10 · answered by kermit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋