Re: bible ethics
George Murphy (gmurphy@raex.com)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:24:14 -0500
Gary Collins wrote:
>
> dfsiemensjr@juno.com wrote:
>
> > 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.
Exodus 23:4 & 5 - interesting point. The second verse, though not the first,
may have as much to do with humane treatment of animals as with attitudes toward
enemies.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
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