The eye for an eye didn't leave anyone without an eye but instead left them without a monetary equivilent due to their actions. But that would require reading the Torah in Hebrew and looking at the Oral law as well which Jews hold goes hand in hand with the written. One without the other is almost worthless.
But then again, do Christians really turn the other cheek? ;) (yes, I can go into Jesus not turning the other cheek and instead cursing, etc. but that's for another fight) As we've seen, those who try to refute these type of things in the Koran don't last long either free or alive. >Speaking for the Bible, I know that most of the offending passages would be >found in the Old Testament....books written about the old laws, as brought >from Moses and interpreted in their day. > >What's cool about the Bible, is that when Jesus comes along, he pretty much >shoots down all those old, offending passages.....ie. "The old law says an >eye for an eye.....I tell you, turn the other cheek". Indeed, it was this >kind of preaching that ultimately got him killed. > >My question would be: Does a similar type of refutation occur in the >Koran???? Anyone know...? > ><snip> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201866 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
