OT: The Passion of the Christ movie

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Originally posted by Grauzone:

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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
I can recall no instance of 'erase the unbelievers' without human sacrifice being involved. Nor were sinners burnt, that I recall. And the death penalty was only mandatory for adultry and first degree murder.

Compared with other historical law's of the time, I would call Isreal's ancient laws enlightened.

i tell what i read in the bible (doings of GOD not of the people):

burn the sinners -> sodom and gomorra
erase the unbeleavers -> the Flood, death of innocent first burn children, ...

The GOD in the old testament is an good exampe of a very good dictator. Efficient by enforcement of his will and brutal to all "opposition".

The Ten Commandments are as a matter of fact enlightened in this time (most of them in our times too). [/QB]

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Considering that there was a mob in sodom and gomorra gathered to rape a couple of people and nobody outside Lot's? house interfered, I think that might be another indicater of why the society was destroyed.

As for the flood? I beleive that to be justified, but I can only base that on my faith in a just God and the general trend in Old Testament history up to that time. You can only base your opposition on a beleif that that many people can't be wrong.

And, in my understanding, the Hebrew people were held to a higher standard than the surounding people. Something they promised.