When/Why was it considered acceptable for a man/woman to be stoned to death?
2007-02-02 15:35:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Under Chirstianity, never. Unless the STONERS are TOTALLY without SIN!
2007-02-02 15:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's two different ways one can view your question. One way is to ask, why was it acceptable to put someone to death, using stones or anything else. Another way of looking at your question is to ask, why did they use stones to put someone to death. So, I am not sure which way you are asking it. But, the death penalty was ordained by God as a way of ridding society of people who had committed certain sins. God provided that a certain set of guidelines be adhered to in carrying out the death penalty. So, just as a cancer in the body most be removed, this was a way of ridding society of people who had committed certain sins. The use of stoning was the norm because of the abundance of stones in Israel. Trees and wood were relatively scarce. So, building a gallows may have proven difficult in many places. I think also the idea was that normally no one, single, person's stone would kill a person. It would take many stones from many people. So, there was no one single executor, but the punishment would be carried out by society rather than an individual.
2007-02-02 23:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by bubba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's a question not about Christianity, but about Judaic Law. Being stoned to death is actually quite a bit more humane than other cultures were practicing. Also I think it had something to do with Society realizing the mistake/breaking of a commandment, and then learning from it.
2007-02-02 23:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by Flugs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were lots of reasons that people could be stoned to death...I think it's in one of the earlier books where God is laying out his "rules" for His people. Try Leviticus and Deutoronomy. I bet you'll find plenty in there...those are all about rules and regulations and procedures for everything! Thank God for Christ, that now we don't have to worry about being stoned or following a whole bunch of strict rules or giving sacrifices!
2007-02-02 23:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First one must understand that the wages for sin is death and in the old testamnet people took this very seriously. Now times have changed and people are not put to death for disobeying God. We are all saved through Jesus Christ.
2007-02-02 23:50:22 · answer #5 · answered by honey cheeks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the way things were done in the Bronze Age. People were ignorant and uneducated back then. The Bible is a reflection of those outdated values; the Zeitgeist has since moved on (in most places anyway).
2007-02-02 23:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by Psyleet 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being that they were slaves held in bondage for hundreds of years, exactly how many swords and weapons did you think they had? Hanging wasn't done (not a lot of trees in the desert) and I guess they didn't think much of the whole "bury 'em in sand and pour honey on their heads for the ants" scheme.
2007-02-02 23:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews came out of slavery and needed harsh rules, because that is how you train a child at the beginning, so he or she will have a clear perception of right and wrong
2007-02-02 23:41:57 · answer #8 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you remember, only the first one without sin can cast the stone.
2007-02-02 23:38:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that was God;s rule during that time
2007-02-03 03:05:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋