2007-04-17 23:41:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interesting contradiction in bible dont adopt what u think best adopt one either old or new testaments..........thats y i often think that despite collecting whatever available from Previous Prophets in Bible yet its unable to reply many questions on the other side Quraan being so precise has the reply for every minor question???
2007-04-18 04:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"An eye for an eye" is part of a longer section in the book of Exodus in which God is instruction judges on how to set penalties in court cases. The penalty is to be based on the damage done. The example it gives include if you kill or damage a cow, you replace the cow. If you knock out a tooth, you pay the value of a tooth. If you burn a filed, you pay the value of the field. The punish is to fit the crime.
By the time of Jesus, people were doing what people still do today. They had taken that statement and made it into an excuse for "personal revenge" or to justifiy injurying someone else because they deserved it or had injured you first.
It was in answer to that misuse of the scripture that Jesus gave the statement, "turn the other cheek". While the court has a right to impose a fine, jail, etc, in a court case, an individual does not. The individual is to "turn the other cheek". And Jesus goes on to say if someone does take you to the court and wins a settlement against you, you should not just pay the judgement, but give them more as a way of showing your repentence over the damage you caused them.
There is no contradiction between "an eye for an eye" and "turn the other cheek" when they are applied to the correct situations. (A huge one when misused.)
When you read all of the Book, you find it has all of the answers.
2007-04-18 07:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase, "an eye for an eye" is one of those things that was never taken literally by the Jews, because of the oral Torah, that explains it's true meaning. This is why one needs to study these laws before trying to use them, and actually the basis for, among other things, workmen's comp laws in the US (It means that if you damage a person, you are responsible for covering the lost wages they would have had based on having the use of that limb, among other things).
The NT phrase "turn the other cheek", however, has no real meaning to me, since I do n ot follow, or really buy into the NT.
2007-04-18 06:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by XX 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lex Talionis.
"Eye for an eye"... as you put it.
There is no practical justification for turning the other cheek. The "other cheek" will just get smacked around... and who ends up better off? The smacker... It doesn't work on people who don't feel guilt.
Lex Talionis is a far more reasonable code to live by... though not one that most people find easy. People will tend to abuse it... to overdo it sometimes and thus completely violate the entire concept. The key to following Lex Talionis righteously is to be entirely fair in its actioning.... Not to "retaliate" for sake of vengeance.... but rather to ensure that everything stays balanced.... to show the other side PRECISELY what they themselves inflicted... and to deter them from doing it again.
2007-04-18 06:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by Nihilist Templar 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
government should follow the eye for an eye
but an evangelist should practice turn the other cheek
2007-04-18 09:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Friend,
The eye for an eye scripture was part of the Mosaic law :
Exodus 21:23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
But in Christ the old law was dont away with, because the law was intended to convict us and make us aware of Sin, but thorough the sacrifice of Christ we are forgiven our sins, something that no law or other sacrifice could do:
Romans 10:4
Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes
Galatians 2:16
know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
Therefore the teaching of Jesus stands. Jesus is teaching us forgiveness in this statement. But why not look into ot yourself?
God Bless
2007-04-18 07:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by ianptitchener 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends
If you hurt my family "Eye for an Eye"
if you hurt me "I will Turn the Other Cheek"
2007-04-18 06:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An eye for an eye is old testament. Turn the other cheek is new testament. The new covenant in Jesus replaces the old covenant.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and soon the whole world will be blind and toothless.-Tevye
2007-04-18 06:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by Linda R 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
An "Eye for an eye" is a guideline for a legal system of redress and punishment. (let the punishment fit the crime). "Turn the other cheek" is a receipe for human interpersonal relationships. See the difference?.....theBerean
2007-04-18 06:48:15 · answer #9 · answered by theBerean 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Once you get a little understaning of the bible, come back & I will answer you, Yes I have the answer now, But YOU need to study some too, & not expect us Christians give you all the answers. Because you have no ideal what these subject is reffering to.
2007-04-18 06:47:06 · answer #10 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋