BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY

As this quotation demonstrates, capital punishment was approved in the Old Testament for criminals and hanging was a Biblically sanctioned method of execution.

This passage was quoted by Colonial Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop in A Modell of Christian Charity, 1630.

This Biblical Quotation was one of the main reasons that Christian religious abolitionists were so active in the Underground Railroad and other efforts to assist and harbor fugitive slaves. It was also a motivating force for those states which passed laws making a slave free the second he set foot in the state. It was cited by many of those Northerners refusing to follow the Federal Fugitive Slave Act even after the Supreme Court upheld it in the Dred Scott decision. The act required them to return a fugitive slave to his master. This clearly violated this passage of the Bible. and the concept of States Rights. The Southern States which pushed the Fugitive Slave Act through Congress and complained bitterly when it was ignored by many Northern States were never able to provide any refute to the argument that because of this passage, following the act would be violating the law of God. The South which viewed itself as a bastion of Christianity, never were troubled by this passage when they passed state laws requiring the return of fugitive slaves. It illustrates the hypocrisy that slavery forced upon its advocates.

This is one of the earliest written guidances regarding the treatment of employees.

Biblical verse often cited by anti-abortion activists

Biblical verse often cited by anti-abortion activists

This verse is often cited by Muslim scholars who are defending against the claim that The Koran teaches violence against non-Muslims. In this case, the Jews are admonished to kill their defeated enemies. Today many Muslims claim that Jews and Christians who believe in the Old Testament believe that the violence was justified because it was ordered by God. Therefore when God orders Muslims to kill idolaters and other enemies, it is the same thing and not reprehensible.

This is one of the earliest written guidances regarding the treatment of employees.

This passage was quoted by Colonial Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop in A Modell of Christian Charity, 1630.

This quotation illustrates the method by which the Ancient Jews (also modern ultra orthodox Christians and Jews coped with the problem of inequality of wealth and the problem of a permanent poor and debtor class. It was a form of redistribution of wealth. As a practical manner, this passage had a profound influence on the Jewish and early Christian cultures. Namely there was not a great deal of lending or borrowing amongst the Jews. However, Jews were able to obtain repayment for longer than the 7 years if they made a loan to foreigners. The early Christians had the same stricture. So Jews could lend money to Christians and Christians to Jews without being required to forgo collection ever 7th year. So for Christians, Jews were money lenders which is where the Jewish money lender stereotype had its origin.

This Biblical Quotation was one of the main reasons that Christian religious abolitionists were so active in the Underground Railroad and other efforts to assist and harbor fugitive slaves. It was also a motivating force for those states which passed laws making a slave free the second he set foot in the state. It was cited by many of those Northerners refusing to follow the Federal Fugitive Slave Act even after the Supreme Court upheld it in the Dred Scott decision. The act required them to return a fugitive slave to his master. This clearly violated this passage of the Bible. and the concept of States Rights. The Southern States which pushed the Fugitive Slave Act through Congress and complained bitterly when it was ignored by many Northern States were never able to provide any refute to the argument that because of this passage, following the act would be violating the law of God. The South which viewed itself as a bastion of Christianity, never were troubled by this passage when they passed state laws requiring the return of fugitive slaves. It illustrates the hypocrisy that slavery forced upon its advocates.

As this quotation demonstrates, capital punishment was approved in the Old Testament for criminals and hanging was a Biblically sanctioned method of execution.