From the book of Leviticus;
Holiness in Personal Conduct
"Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:18
An Example of Just Punishment
"Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted- fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever anyone does to hurt another person must be paid back in kind." Leviticus 24:19,20
2007-12-18 13:56:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank You for explaining, I really wanted to understand it. Hence, why I posted!
I'm not agaisnt the Bible, I just want to understand but its harder when your judging it as you read!
Don't know how you people do it.
2007-12-18 14:10:06 · update #1
Yes, but the God also said that revenge is His, so we wouldn't be the ones punishing said person. We are to love those that hurt us and let God do what He will with them.
2007-12-18 14:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by A Dead Ringer Spy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Different authors, different depictions of God and life.
There seems to be a scholarly consensus that the Book of Leviticus, more or less as we have it, is from exilic times. The generally agreed-upon context is the permission given by Cyrus of Persia (in approximately 538 B.C.E.) to the exiled Judeans to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. We know from archaeological evidence that Cyrus allowed a number of conquered peoples to rebuild their homelands and local temples. In each of these cases he required the newly re-established priesthood to publish its traditional law. Leviticus, in this scholarly view, is the result of the Judean priesthood’s effort to do so. This is why Leviticus (and the "P" document generally) reads like a priestly handbook. It was composed to inform Cyrus and his officials about what the Jerusalem priesthood intended to do with its newly granted authority.
This historical context does not mean, however, that scholars think Leviticus was made up out of whole cloth by exiled priests in the sixth century B.C.E. No doubt the priestly writers brought to their task memories or traditions of what once had been and so should be again. It is also clear that the book was not written at one sitting by a single author. Leviticus has every sign of being a composite work.
2007-12-18 22:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many such contradictions in the Bible...
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds a great person does not have to think consistently from one day to the next.
This remark comes from the essay “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson does not explain the difference between foolish and wise consistency.
http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/foolishconsi.html
2007-12-18 22:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by edzerne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not a contradiction.
Think of it as a law that must be followed to settle the injustice or crime.
Revenge is not a settlement.
Easy one.
Get A Grip
2007-12-18 22:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by Get A Grip 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the latter has quite universally been understood (By the Hebrews who speak the language) that damages must be fairly paid for.
2007-12-18 22:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A parent will discipline a child that they love, to correct them. God is the same with us, His kids.
2007-12-18 22:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by Seeno†es™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are not to God is the judge and will deal will those who have hurt you,its not up to us to retaliate.God said vengenance is mine i will repayeth .God Bless
2007-12-18 22:04:16 · answer #7 · answered by wanna know 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
BLASPHEMER!!!!! I always wanted to say that.
2007-12-18 22:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋