Lex Talionis in Early Judaism and the Exhortation of Jesus in Matthew 5.38-42

by James F. Davis

In Matthew 5:38-42, Jesus overrides the Old Testament teaching of 'an eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth' - the Lex Talionis law - and commands his disciples to turn the other cheek. James Davis asks how Jesus' teaching in this instance relates to the Old Testament talionic commands, how it relates to New Testament era Judaism and what Jesus required from his disciples and the church.

Based on the Old Testament texts such as Leviticus 24,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567041506
• ISBN13: 9780567041500
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"