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Posted by pancho (Guest) - Monday, January 30 2006, 23:45:26 (CET)
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...the following is an incredible misuse of intelligence, of trust, of history and of Right Reason...all of it in the service of Judaism and it`s mad offspring, Christianity and the need both have of making those of Betnahrain into second-class people...it comes from Gordon and Rendsberg`s, The Bible and The Ancient Near East", page 157 in the hardcover book published by Norton.

I see in it just one more instance of twisting reality to bolster a prejudice...that the Mesopotamians were savage and limited, while the Hebrews carried the true seed of civilization...whether you think that was pure Judaism or Christianity is besides the point...the point is you must NOT ever think it came from BetNahrain...

This section starts off with the statement that in Israel there was,"...greater concern for human life". Another says, "In the instance of slavery and the death penalty, the greater concern for human life in Israel led to a MORE LENIENT ATTITUDE (emphasis mine). This is by way of comparing Israeli and Mesopotamian beliefs and actions. The following is what the author`s use to illustrate their point...perpend:

"The example we can use is that of the goring bull. Above we addressed the remarkable similarity between HC (Hammurabi Code) 250-251 and Exodus 21:28-29 (you`ll notice "Hammurabi Code" is too long to write out...but "Exodus" is JUST right), but an important difference needs to be stressed as well. In the case of the bull that gores someone to death the first time, acording to HC 250 the case is not subject to claim. Exodus 21:28 agrees to the point that the owner of the bull goes unpunished, but at the same time the law states that that bull must be stoned to death (in Israel, not in BetNahrain). The point is that a human life was lost, and while no human being will pay for the loss with his own life, retribution is necessary, so the bull receives the death penalty. In the case of a bull that gores a second time, according to HC 251, the bull still is not punished, and the owner simply pays a fine. In Exodus 21:29, not only is the repeat offending bull to be stoned to death, but the owner of the animal suffers the death penalty, too. In these instances, we can see that the greater concern for human life leads to a harsher position in ancient Israel. Regardless of the circumstances, a human life was lost and that life needs to be recompensed by loss of life; not so in Babylonia where monetary payment suffices."

I have only one comment to make right now...how can a bull be a "repeat offender" (for goring a second time) who must be stoned to death...if the FIRST offense got him stoned to death already?

This is only one bit of silliness...there`s more...a lot more...enough to make good Christians out of the boys.

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The Case of The Goring Bull... pancho - Monday, January 30 2006, 23:45:26 (CET)
- second silly point... pancho - 01/30 23:59
- Re: The Case of The Goring Bull... Don - 01/31 02:07
- where was the editor...in synagogue? pancho - 02/02 03:38

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