> On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:21:49 -0500 George Murphy <gmurphy@raex.com>
> writes:
>
> [snip]. As to hating the enemies, since Torah was silent on them,
> the addition, whatever its source (I suspect it was much earlier than the
> Qumran community), did not contradict any of the explicit commandments. I
> don't think there is any basis for reading Jesus' message back into the
> Law.
>
> Peace, love and joy,
> Dave
I don't think that's entirely true - at least, the Pentateuch in the NIV
contains references to enemies, such as: If you come across an enemy whose
donkey has fallen, be sure you don't just leave him there, but help him with
it. (That's my paraphrase as I don't have my bible with me right now).
That's a part of 'love your enemies,' I think.
/Gary
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