Jesus preached love thy neighbour and told people not to take an eye for an eye. |
The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi called for an eye for an eye long before the Israelite law did. |
Yes, I know the old Bob Dylan song, that if we take an eye for an eye we'll just end up blind. |
So, according to the justice, God had to give them clear standards in judging, saying an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. |
However, as Gandhi explained, the norm of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth could render most of the world blind and toothless. |
The masses want an eye for an eye, the Law of Moses, implemented post-haste. |