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In the law of the Hebrews, the "eye for eye" was to restrict compensation to the value of the loss. Thus, it might be better read 'only one eye for one eye'. [ 2] The idiomatic biblical phrase "an eye for an eye" in Exodus and Leviticus ( Hebrew: עין תחת עין, romanized : ayin tachat ayin) literally means 'an eye under/ (in place of) an ...
Law of Moses. El Greco 's View of Mount Sinai (1570–1572), Historical Museum of Crete. The Law of Moses ( Hebrew: תֹּורַת מֹשֶׁה Torat Moshe ), also called the Mosaic Law, is the law said to have been revealed to Moses by God. The term primarily refers to the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible .
5:30 →. The Sermon of the Beatitudes (1886-96) by James Tissot. Book. Gospel of Matthew. Christian Bible part. New Testament. Matthew 5:29 is the twenty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. It is the third verse of the discussion of adultery .
Christian views on sin. In Christianity, sin is an immoral act and transgression of divine law. [ 1] The doctrine of sin is central to the Christian faith, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ. [ 2] Hamartiology, a branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin, [ 3] describes sin as an act of offence against God by ...
t. e. Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all forms of communication, nonverbal and verbal. [ 1]
v. t. e. Liber AL vel Legis ( Classical Latin: [ˈlɪbɛr aː.ɛɫ wɛl‿ˈleːgɪs] ), commonly known as The Book of the Law, is the central sacred text of Thelema. The book is often referred to simply as Liber AL, Liber Legis or just AL, though technically the latter two refer only to the manuscript. [ 1]
39 Melakhot. The 39 Melakhot[ a] ( Hebrew: ל״ט אבות מלאכה, lamed-tet avot melakhah, "39 categories of work") are thirty-nine categories of activity which Jewish law identifies as prohibited by biblical law on Shabbat. These activities are also prohibited on the Jewish holidays listed in the Torah ("Yom Tov"), but there are ...
Righteousness. Righteousness, or rectitude, is the quality or state of being morally correct and justifiable. [ 1] It can be considered synonymous with "rightness" or being "upright" or to-the-light and visible. [citation needed] It can be found in Indian, Chinese and Abrahamic religions and traditions, among others, as a theological concept.