Capital Punishment In The Pentateuch

Author : Simon Skidmore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567707202
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch written by Simon Skidmore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the application of mimetic theory Skidmore examines the social impact of capital punishment upon the community, and explores the cathartic nature of this practice within key Pentateuchal texts. Skidmore shows how Mimetic theorists such as Girard advance a view that a community ravaged by vengeance and blood feuds may be saved from extinction by scapegoating one of their own. As the community select a common scapegoat, and vent their collective violence upon this person, peace and order are restored. Though an in-depth analysis of various passages, Skidmore reveals this process in key Pentateuchal texts concerning capital punishment. These observations suggest that biblical capital punishment may have functioned as a means of protecting the Israelite community by managing rivalry and violence.

Author : Steve Müller
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1622950801
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bible & Capital Punishment written by Steve Müller and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you say if you found out that one of the most controversial verses in the Bible was one of the Ten Commandments? The sixth commandment, as stated in Exodus 5:13 says, "Thou shalt not kill." But this seemingly simple statement might not mean exactly what you think. For years, anti-capital punishment advocates have been using this commandment as their cornerstone, but in fact, this commandment, which in Hebrew actually reads "You shall not murder," is a call to Christians everywhere to mete out the Lord's justice and execute those who go against his command. In his insightful and indicting book, The Bible and Capital Punishment, author Steve Muller takes an in-depth look at what God truly expects from his followers. Covering all manner of seemingly unclear subjects, from prostitution to disobedience, Muller shows that these issues are much more cut and dry than we might realize. If you are looking for a definitive directive to define the correct actions for a practicing Christian, look no further than Muller's comprehensive work concerning one of the most important and controversial of God's commandments, The Bible and Capital Punishment.

Author : Dale S. Recinella
Publisher : Northeastern University Press
ISBN 13 : 1555538622
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biblical Truth about America's Death Penalty written by Dale S. Recinella and published by Northeastern University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While secular support for capital punishment in America seems to be waning, religious conservatives, particularly in the "Bible belt," remain staunch advocates of the death penalty, citing biblical law and practice to defend government-sanctioned killing. Dale S. Recinella compares biblical teaching about the death penalty, including such passages as "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, life for life," with the nation's current system of capital punishment, and offers persuasive arguments for a faith-based moratorium on -- and eventual abolition of -- executions. Framing his careful and incisive analysis as a legal brief to those who believe the Bible mandates the ultimate punishment, the author addresses two critical areas of inquiry: what do the scriptures tell us about who is deserving of death and who has the authority to kill, and what do they tell us about the required standards for execution and the plight of victims' families. Recinella's examination of the Hebrew Torah, or Christian Pentateuch, and the Talmud reveals that the biblical death penalty was not a simple system of swift retribution, but a complex and practical set of laws that guided capital courts established under the Sanhedrin. His scrutiny of these texts, the Christian doctrine of atonement, and Romans 13 in the Pauline Epistles, draws parallels between the traditional biblical arguments used in favor of capital punishment and those used as the basis for pro-slavery positions in the nineteenth century. Demonstrating that both approaches are unsubstantiated in biblical terms, Recinella debunks the accepted religious reasoning for support of the death penalty and shows instead that the Bible's strict conditions for sanctioning execution are at odds with the arbitrary ways in which capital punishment is administered in the United States. He provides convincing evidence that a sentence of death in today's criminal justice system in fact fails to meet both the Bible's exacting procedural requirements and its strict limitations on judicial authority. By providing actual scriptural language and foundation to counter the position that biblical truth justifies a pro-death penalty stance, this thoughtful, solidly researched, and well-reasoned work will give pause to religious fundamentalists and challenge them to rethink their strongly held views on capital punishment.

Author : Gardner C. Hanks
Publisher : Herald Press (VA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capital Punishment and the Bible written by Gardner C. Hanks and published by Herald Press (VA). This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book goes beyond proof-text arguments to examine biblical statements about capital punishment in their historical contexts and for present meaning. Does the use of capital punishment in the USA meet Old Testament standards for fairness? How did Jesus and the early church extend God's love in restorative justice? Hanks convincingly shows that the use of the death penalty is not consistent with Jesus' call for love and forgiveness." --from back cover.

Author : William Theodore Dwight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Discourse [on Gen. ix. 6] on the rightfulness and expediency of capital punishment written by William Theodore Dwight and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Simon Skidmore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567707229
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch written by Simon Skidmore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the application of mimetic theory Skidmore examines the social impact of capital punishment upon the community, and explores the cathartic nature of this practice within key Pentateuchal texts. Skidmore shows how Mimetic theorists such as Girard advance a view that a community ravaged by vengeance and blood feuds may be saved from extinction by scapegoating one of their own. As the community select a common scapegoat, and vent their collective violence upon this person, peace and order are restored. Though an in-depth analysis of various passages, Skidmore reveals this process in key Pentateuchal texts concerning capital punishment. These observations suggest that biblical capital punishment may have functioned as a means of protecting the Israelite community by managing rivalry and violence.

Author : John Goldingay
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493423975
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genesis (Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Pentateuch) written by John Goldingay and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly regarded Old Testament scholar John Goldingay offers a substantive and useful commentary on the book of Genesis that is both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text. This volume, the first in a new series on the Pentateuch, complements the successful Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Wisdom and Psalms series (series volumes have sold over 55,000 copies). Each series volume will cover one book of the Pentateuch, addressing important issues and problems that flow from the text and exploring the contemporary relevance of the Pentateuch. The series editor is Bill T. Arnold, the Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary.

Author : Robert M. Bohm
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420070126
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Death Penalty Today written by Robert M. Bohm and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 30 years after the US Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, it is still plagued with egregious problems. Issues of wrongful conviction, inhumane practices, and its efficacy as a deterrent are hotly debated topics. As of August 2007, two-thirds of the worlds countries have abolished the death penalty. Today, the US falls alongside I

Author : Dr Shelton L Smith
Publisher : Sword of the Lord Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780873981477
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capital Punishment Revisited written by Dr Shelton L Smith and published by Sword of the Lord Publishers. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William H. Baker
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Capital Punishment written by William H. Baker and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1985 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: