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Questions about Biblical justice in economics
Questions about civil government formation, powers, and limits
- What does Luke 3:13 teach us about legitimate taxation?
- Do the gleaning laws allow civil government to coerce individuals or businesses to give up wealth or other private property?
- Does Biblical law guarantee "free speech"?
- Does Biblical law have "statutes of limitation" for prosecuting crime?
- Does Biblical law require you to get civil government permission, or a license, before getting married?
- Does the divorce of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10 show that civil government has authority to dissolve marriages or preside over "divorce trials"?
- How does Biblical law create the strongest possible "Rule of Law"?
- What are some major differences between advocates of "Westminster General Equity" and "Strict General Equity"?
- What is Paul saying about civil government in Romans 13?
- What is a Biblical law jurisdiction, and how is this concept derived from scripture?
Questions about differing scripture interpretations
Questions about Jesus' teaching on the law
- Did Jesus break Biblical law by working on the Sabbath?
- Did Jesus really support the death penalty for cursing a parent?
- Did Jesus revoke the "eye for an eye" principle of Biblical law?
- Didn't Jesus disregard the law of the Hebrew Scriptures when dealing with the woman taken in adultery? (John 8:3-11)
- Didn't Jesus say that the kingdom of God is only "within us"?
- How did Jesus "fulfill" the Law? (Matt. 5:17-19)
- In what way was Jesus' command in John 13:34 "new"?
- Is the polygyny of the Old Covenant allowed in the New Covenant age?
Questions about judicial procedure and due process
Questions about lawful and unlawful use of force
Questions about marriage and family
- Are wives and daughters allowed to own property under Biblical law?
- Can a husband and wife have equal authority in a marriage?
- Didn't the law under the Sinai Covenant allow divorce for any cause?
- Do ancestors have ruling authority over their descendants?
- Does Biblical law really allow a father to sell his daughter into slavery?
- Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?
- Does Biblical law require you to get civil government permission, or a license, before getting married?
- Does Deuteronomy 22:25-29 imply that the rape of an unbetrothed girl is not a death penalty offense?
- Does Joseph's intent to divorce Mary show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- Does the divorce of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10 show that civil government has authority to dissolve marriages or preside over "divorce trials"?
- If a husband or wife is the only one to witness their spouse's death, can they lawfully remarry?
- Is Biblical law deficient, because it does not specify a minimum age for marriage?
- Is the abandonment by a non-believer in 1 Cor. 7:15 an example of marriage covenant-breaking sin?
- Is the polygyny of the Old Covenant allowed in the New Covenant age?
- Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defendant proves her innocence?
- What was the purpose of the Numbers 5 dusty(or "bitter") water test?
Questions about Paul's teaching on the law
Questions about penalties and restitution
- Does Biblical law actually require burning to death for certain crimes?
- Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?
- Does Biblical law require a literal "eye for an eye"?
- Does Deuteronomy 22:25-29 imply that the rape of an unbetrothed girl is not a death penalty offense?
- Does Joseph's intent to divorce Mary show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- Does Numbers 35:31 imply that all crimes except murder can be ransomed?
- Does the Biblical divorce law in Deut. 24:1 show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- Does the proverb about the jealous husband show that prostitution is legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- Does the restitution payment for killing a slave in Exod. 21:32 show that slaves had less protection than free persons under Biblical Law?
- Don't the actions of certain Israelite kings show that death was only a maximum civil penalty?
- How do we know whether a Biblical law death penalty is mandatory?
- What are some major differences between advocates of "Westminster General Equity" and "Strict General Equity"?
- What is the proper restitution amount for theft?
- Why did God require the death penalty for certain crimes?
- Why is false prophecy a death penalty crime?
- Why wasn't King David executed for his adultery with Bathsheba?
Questions about property rights and stewardship
- Are wives and daughters allowed to own property under Biblical law?
- Are you allowed to use deadly force in defense of (mere) property?
- Do the gleaning laws allow civil government to coerce individuals or businesses to give up wealth or other private property?
- Does Biblical law allow you to own a number?
- How are property rights established under Biblical law?
- How would roads and speed limits work in a jurisdiction following Biblical law?
Questions about the differences in law between the covenants
Questions about the differing treatment of persons in Biblical law
- Does Biblical law really allow a father to sell his daughter into slavery?
- Does Exodus 12:43-49 mean that a stranger in the land must become a covenant member before he or she can be treated equally under the law?
- Does the law in Exodus 21:22-25, where men cause an unborn child to be born prematurely, show that abortion is not murder?
- Does the restitution payment for killing a slave in Exod. 21:32 show that slaves had less protection than free persons under Biblical Law?
- Doesn't Lev. 27:6 show that God places no value on the lives of unborn children?
- Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defendant proves her innocence?
Questions about the general applicability or relevance of God's law
Questions about the historical application of Biblical law
- Does Joseph's intent to divorce Mary show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- Does the divorce of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10 show that civil government has authority to dissolve marriages or preside over "divorce trials"?
- Was God's law available prior to Sinai?
- Why didn't King Solomon punish the prostitutes who came to him for justice?
- Why wasn't King David executed for his adultery with Bathsheba?
- Why wasn't Paul executed for either murder or kidnapping?
Questions about the organization and character of Biblical law
Questions about the relationship of the church (Christian assembly) and civil government
- Isn't living under a "religiously tolerant" civil government better for evangelism than living under a government which enforces God's law (e.g. against idolaters)?
- Shouldn't there be a separation of church (i.e., religion) and state?
- What did Thomas Jefferson mean by "separation of church and state"?
Questions about various individual laws
Questions about witnesses and evidence
- Can anything be done when there is only one witness to a crime?
- Can security camera or other video evidence count as a witness in Biblical law?
- Didn't Jesus disregard the law of the Hebrew Scriptures when dealing with the woman taken in adultery? (John 8:3-11)
- Does the stoning of the blasphemer in Leviticus 24 show that merely hearing can make someone a probative witness?
- Is the crime of rape an exception to the "two witnesses" rule?
- What if DNA or other indirect evidence point to a person being guilty, but there are no probative witnesses?
- What is the penalty for falsely confessing to a crime?
- What was the purpose of the Numbers 5 dusty(or "bitter") water test?
Questions comparing Biblical law to other legal systems
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- Are there 613 commandments in the Torah?
- তাওরাতে কি 613 টি আজ্ঞা রয়েছে?
- Gibt es 613 Gebote in der Thora?
- Are there 613 commandments in the Torah?
- ¿Hay 613 mandamientos en la Torá?
- Y a-t-il 613 commandements dans la Torah?
- Ci sono 613 comandamenti nella Torah?
- 토라에는 613 개의 계명이 있습니까?
- Zijn er 613 geboden in de Thora?
- Existem 613 mandamentos na Torá?
- Есть ли 613 заповедей в Торе?
- Are there two (or three) different versions of the Ten Commandments?
- Gibt es zwei (oder drei) verschiedene Versionen der Zehn Gebote?
- Are there two (or three) different versions of the Ten Commandments?
- ¿Hay dos (o tres) versiones diferentes de los Diez Mandamientos?
- Existe-t-il deux (ou trois) versions différentes des dix commandements?
- Zijn er twee (of drie) verschillende versies van de Tien Geboden?
- Существуют ли две (или три) версии десяти заповедей?
- Are wives and daughters allowed to own property under Biblical law?
- Are you allowed to use deadly force in defense of (mere) property?
- Dürfen Sie zur Verteidigung von bloßem Eigentum tödliche Gewalt anwenden?
- Are you allowed to use deadly force in defense of (mere) property?
- ¿Se le permite usar la fuerza mortal en defensa de la mera propiedad?
- Êtes-vous autorisé à utiliser une force mortelle pour défendre de simples biens?
- Mag je dodelijk geweld gebruiken bij de verdediging van (louter) eigendommen?
- Está autorizado a usar força letal em defesa de (mera) propriedade?
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- Can a husband and wife have equal authority in a marriage?
- Können ein Mann und eine Frau in einer Ehe die gleiche Autorität haben?
- Can a husband and wife have equal authority in a marriage?/en
- ¿Pueden un marido y una mujer tener la misma autoridad en un matrimonio?
- Un mari et une femme peuvent-ils avoir une autorité égale dans un mariage?
- Podem um marido e uma esposa ter autoridade igual num casamento?
- Can anything be done when there is only one witness to a crime?
- Can security camera or other video evidence count as a witness in Biblical law?
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- Did Jesus break Biblical law by working on the Sabbath?
- Hat Jesus das biblische Gesetz gebrochen, indem er am Sabbat arbeitete?
- Did Jesus break Biblical law by working on the Sabbath?/en
- ¿Rompió Jesús la ley bíblica al trabajar en el sábado?
- Jésus a-t-il enfreint la loi biblique en travaillant le jour du sabbat?
- Gesù ha infranto la legge biblica lavorando il sabato?
- イエスは安息日に働くことで聖書の律法を破ったのでしょうか？
- Heeft Jezus de Bijbelse wet overtreden door op de sabbat te werken?
- Czy Jezus złamał biblijne prawo, pracując w szabat?
- Será que Jesus violou a lei bíblica ao trabalhar no Sábado?
- Нарушил ли Иисус библейский закон, работая в субботу?
- 耶稣在安息日工作是否违反了圣经的律法？
- Did Jesus really support the death penalty for cursing a parent?
- Hat Jesus wirklich die Todesstrafe für die Verfluchung eines Elternteils unterstützt?
- Did Jesus really support the death penalty for cursing a parent?
- ¿Jesús realmente apoyó la pena de muerte por maldecir a un padre?
- Jésus a-t-il vraiment soutenu la peine de mort pour avoir maudit un parent?
- Gesù ha davvero sostenuto la pena di morte per aver maledetto un genitore?
- Steunde Jezus echt de doodstraf voor het vervloeken van een ouder?
- Será que Jesus apoiou realmente a pena de morte por amaldiçoar um dos pais?
- Действительно ли Иисус поддержал смертную казнь за то, что проклял родителя?
- Did Jesus revoke the "eye for an eye" principle of Biblical law?
- Didn't Jesus disregard the law of the Hebrew Scriptures when dealing with the woman taken in adultery? (John 8:3-11)
- Didn't Jesus say that the kingdom of God is only "within us"?
- Didn't the law under the Sinai Covenant allow divorce for any cause?
- Didn't the law under the Sinai Covenant allow divorce for any cause?
- ¿Permitió la ley bíblica (bajo el Pacto de Sinaí) el divorcio por cualquier causa?
- Heeft het Bijbelse recht (onder het Sinaï-convenant) een echtscheiding toegestaan om welke reden dan ook?
- Do ancestors have ruling authority over their descendants?
- Do the gleaning laws allow civil government to coerce individuals or businesses to give up wealth or other private property?
- Erlauben die Sammelgesetze der Zivilregierung, Einzelpersonen oder Unternehmen zur Aufgabe von Vermögen oder anderem Privateigentum zu zwingen?
- Do the gleaning laws allow civil government to coerce individuals or businesses to give up wealth or other private property?/en
- ¿Permiten las leyes de espigado que el gobierno civil coaccione a los individuos o a las empresas para que renuncien a la riqueza u otra propiedad privada?
- Les lois sur le glanage permettent-elles au gouvernement civil de contraindre des individus ou des entreprises à renoncer à des richesses ou à d'autres biens privés?
- Le leggi di raccolta consentono al governo civile di costringere gli individui o le imprese a rinunciare a beni o ad altre proprietà private?
- 徴用工法は、市民政府が個人や企業に富やその他の私有財産を放棄することを強要することを認めているのか？
- Staan de verzamelingswetten toe dat de burgerlijke overheid personen of bedrijven dwingt om vermogen of andere particuliere eigendommen op te geven?
- Czy rodzące się prawo pozwala rządowi cywilnemu zmuszać osoby prywatne lub przedsiębiorstwa do rezygnacji z dóbr lub innej własności prywatnej?
- Será que as leis de respiga permitem ao governo civil coagir indivíduos ou empresas a renunciar à riqueza ou a outra propriedade privada?
- Позволяют ли законы о сборе информации принуждать гражданское правительство к отказу от имущества или другой частной собственности?
- 拾遗法是否允许民间政府强制个人或企业放弃财富或其他私有财产？
- Does Biblical law actually require burning to death for certain crimes?
- Does Biblical law allow you to own a number?
- Does Biblical law guarantee "free speech"?
- Does Biblical law have "statutes of limitation" for prosecuting crime?
- Gibt es im biblischen Recht "Verjährungsfristen" für die Verfolgung von Verbrechen?
- Does Biblical law have "statutes of limitation" for prosecuting crime?/en
- ¿Tiene el derecho bíblico "normas de prescripción" para el enjuiciamiento de delitos?
- Le droit biblique prévoit-il des "délais de prescription" pour la poursuite des crimes?
- Il diritto biblico ha una "prescrizione" per il perseguimento dei reati?
- Heeft het bijbelse recht "verjaringstermijnen" voor het vervolgen van misdaden?
- O direito bíblico tem "estatutos de limitação" para perseguir o crime?
- Имеется ли в библейском праве "срок давности" для преследования за совершение преступления?
- Does Biblical law really allow a father to sell his daughter into slavery?
- Erlaubt das biblische Gesetz einem Vater wirklich, seine Tochter in die Sklaverei zu verkaufen?
- Does Biblical law really allow a father to sell his daughter into slavery?
- ¿Realmente la ley bíblica permite a un padre vender a su hija como esclava?
- Staat de Bijbelse wet echt toe dat een vader zijn dochter in slavernij verkoopt?
- Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?
- Verlangt das biblische Gesetz, dass ein Mädchen ihren Vergewaltiger heiratet?
- Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?
- ¿Requiere la ley bíblica que una chica se case con su violador?
- La loi biblique impose-t-elle à une fille d'épouser son violeur?
- Vereist de Bijbelse wet dat een meisje met haar verkrachter trouwt?
- Does Biblical law require a literal "eye for an eye"?
- Does Biblical law require employers to pay their employees daily?
- Verlangt das biblische Gesetz, dass Arbeitgeber ihre Angestellten täglich bezahlen müssen?
- Does Biblical law require employers to pay their employees daily?
- ¿Requiere la ley bíblica que los empleadores paguen a sus empleados diariamente?
- Le droit biblique exige-t-il des employeurs qu'ils paient leurs employés quotidiennement ?
- La legge biblica impone ai datori di lavoro di pagare quotidianamente i loro dipendenti?
- 聖書の法則では、雇用者は従業員に日払いで支払うことが義務付けられているのでしょうか？
- Vereist de Bijbelse wet dat werkgevers hun werknemers dagelijks betalen?
- Czy prawo biblijne wymaga od pracodawców, aby płacili swoim pracownikom codziennie?
- A lei bíblica exige que os empregadores paguem diariamente aos seus empregados?
- Требует ли библейское законодательство, чтобы работодатели платили своим работникам ежедневно?
- 圣经》的律法是否要求雇主每天给员工发工资？
- Does Biblical law require you to get civil government permission, or a license, before getting married?
- Does Deuteronomy 22:25-29 imply that the rape of an unbetrothed girl is not a death penalty offense?
- Bedeutet Deuteronomium 22:25-29, dass die Vergewaltigung eines Mädchens vor der Verlobung kein Todesstrafendelikt ist?
- Does Deuteronomy 22:25-29 imply that the rape of an unbetrothed girl is not a death penalty offense?/en
- ¿Implica Deuteronomio 22:25-29 que la violación de una chica antes de los esponsales no es un delito de pena de muerte?
- Le Deutéronome 22:25-29 implique-t-il que le viol d'une jeune fille non fiancée ne constitue pas un délit passible de la peine de mort?
- Il Deuteronomio 22:25-29 implica che lo stupro di una ragazza non promessa di matrimonio non è un reato da pena di morte?
- Betekent Deuteronomium 22:25-29 dat de verkrachting van een ongekneusd meisje geen overtreding van de doodstraf is?
- Será que Deuteronómio 22:25-29 implica que a violação de uma rapariga antes do noivado não é uma ofensa que mereça a pena de morte?
- Does Exodus 12:43-49 mean that a stranger in the land must become a covenant member before he or she can be treated equally under the law?
- Does Joseph's intent to divorce Mary show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- Zeigt die Absicht Josephs, sich von Maria scheiden zu lassen, dass die Todesstrafe für Ehebruch nicht obligatorisch war?
- Does Joseph's intent to divorce Mary show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- ¿La intención de José de divorciarse de María muestra que la pena de muerte por adulterio no era obligatoria?
- L'intention de Joseph de divorcer de Marie montre-t-elle que la peine de mort pour adultère n'était pas obligatoire?
- Laat de intentie van Jozef om te scheiden van Maria zien dat de doodstraf voor overspel niet verplicht was?
- A intenção de José de se divorciar de Maria mostra que a pena de morte por adultério não era obrigatória?
- Доказывает ли намерение Иосифа развестись с Марией, что смертная казнь за прелюбодеяние не была обязательной?
- Does Numbers 35:31 imply that all crimes except murder can be ransomed?
- Does the Biblical divorce law in Deut. 24:1 show that the death penalty for adultery was not mandatory?
- Does the divorce of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10 show that civil government has authority to dissolve marriages or preside over "divorce trials"?
- Zeigt die Scheidung der Ausländerinnen in Esra 9-10, dass die Zivilregierung befugt ist, Ehen aufzulösen oder "Scheidungsverfahren" zu leiten?
- Does the divorce of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10 show that civil government has authority to dissolve marriages or preside over "divorce trials"?
- ¿El divorcio de las mujeres extranjeras en Esdras 9-10 muestra que el gobierno civil tiene autoridad para disolver matrimonios o presidir "juicios de divorcio"?
- Le divorce des femmes étrangères à Ezra 9-10 montre-t-il que le gouvernement civil a autorité pour dissoudre les mariages ou présider les "procès de divorce"?
- Laat de echtscheiding van de buitenlandse vrouwen in Ezra 9-10 zien dat de burgerlijke overheid de bevoegdheid heeft om huwelijken te ontbinden of "echtscheidingsprocessen" voor te zitten?
- O divórcio das mulheres estrangeiras em Ezra 9-10 mostra que o governo civil tem autoridade para dissolver casamentos ou presidir a "julgamentos de divórcio"?
- Показывает ли развод женщин-иностранок в Эзре 9-10, что гражданское правительство имеет право расторгнуть брак или председательствовать в "бракоразводных процессах"?
- Does the law in Exodus 21:22-25, where men cause an unborn child to be born prematurely, show that abortion is not murder?
- Does the proverb about the jealous husband show that prostitution is legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- Zeigt das Sprichwort über den eifersüchtigen Ehemann, dass Prostitution legal ist? (Sprüche 6:32-35)
- Does the proverb about the jealous husband show that prostitution is legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- ¿El proverbio sobre el marido celoso muestra que la prostitución es legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- Le proverbe sur le mari jaloux montre-t-il que la prostitution est légale? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- Il proverbio sul marito geloso dimostra che la prostituzione è legale? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- Será que o provérbio sobre o marido ciumento mostra que a prostituição é legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)
- А пословица о ревнивом муже показывает, что проституция легальна? (Провинция 6:32-35)
- Does the restitution payment for killing a slave in Exod. 21:32 show that slaves had less protection than free persons under Biblical Law?
- Does the stoning of the blasphemer in Leviticus 24 show that merely hearing can make someone a probative witness?
- Does theonomy require commitment to a particular view of eschatology (end times)?
- Does theonomy require commitment to a particular view of eschatology (end times)?
- Doesn't Lev. 27:6 show that God places no value on the lives of unborn children?
- Doesn't the Code of Hammurabi "eye for an eye" concept predate Biblical law?
- Doesn't the Code of Hammurabi "eye for an eye" concept predate Biblical law?
- Don't the actions of certain Israelite kings show that death was only a maximum civil penalty?
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- How are property rights established under Biblical law?
- How did Jesus "fulfill" the Law? (Matt. 5:17-19)
- যিশু কীভাবে আইন "পরিপূর্ণ" করেছিলেন? (ম্যাথু 5:17-19)
- Wie "erfüllte" Jesus das Gesetz? (Mt 5,17-19)
- How did Jesus "fulfill" the Law? (Matt. 5:17-19)/el
- How did Jesus "fulfill" the Law? (Matt. 5:17-19)
- ¿Cómo "cumplió" Jesús la Ley? (Mateo 5:17-19)
- Comment Jésus a-t-il "accompli" la Loi? (Matt. 5:17-19)
- Come Gesù ha "adempiuto" la Legge? (Matteo 5:17-19)
- 예수께서는 율법을 어떻게 "충족"시키셨습니까? (마태 복음 5:17-19)
- Hoe heeft Jezus de wet "vervuld"? (Matt. 5:17-19)
- Como é que Jesus "cumpriu" a Lei? (Mat. 5:17-19)
- Как Иисус "исполнил" Закон? (Матфея 5:17-19)
- How did Jesus "fulfill" the Law? (Matt. 5:17-19)/sw
- How did Jesus "fulfill" the Law? (Matt. 5:17-19)/zh
- How do we know whether a Biblical law death penalty is mandatory?
- How does Biblical law create the strongest possible "Rule of Law"?
- Wie schafft das biblische Recht einen möglichst starken "Rechtsstaat"?
- How does Biblical law create the strongest possible "Rule of Law"?
- ¿Cómo crea el derecho bíblico el "Estado de Derecho" más fuerte posible?
- Comment le droit biblique crée-t-il l'"État de droit" le plus fort possible?
- In che modo il diritto biblico crea il più forte "Stato di diritto" possibile?
- Hoe creëert het Bijbelse recht de sterkst mogelijke "Rule of Law"?
- Como é que o direito bíblico cria o "Estado de Direito" mais forte possível?
- Как библейское право создает максимально сильное "Верховенство закона"?
- How does Biblical law deal with ownership of lethal weapons (such as guns or weapons of mass destruction)?
- How does Biblical law differ from other ancient law systems?
- How is Jesus a king?
- How would roads and speed limits work in a jurisdiction following Biblical law?
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- If a husband or wife is the only one to witness their spouse's death, can they lawfully remarry?
- In what way was Jesus' command in John 13:34 "new"?
- Inwiefern war der Befehl Jesu in Johannes 13,34 "neu"?
- In what way was Jesus' command in John 13:34 "new"?
- ¿En qué sentido el mandato de Jesús en Juan 13:34 era "nuevo"?
- En quoi le commandement de Jésus dans Jean 13:34 était-il "nouveau"?
- In che modo il comando di Gesù in Giovanni 13:34 era "nuovo"?
- De que forma foi a ordem de Jesus em João 13,34 "nova"?
- Каково было повеление Иисуса в Иоанна 13:34 "новое"?
- Is Biblical law deficient, because it does not specify a minimum age for marriage?
- Is every law of God bound to a particular covenant?
- Ist jedes Gesetz Gottes an einen bestimmten Bund gebunden?
- Is every law of God bound to a particular covenant?/en
- ¿Está cada ley de Dios ligada a un pacto particular?
- Toute loi de Dieu est-elle liée à une alliance particulière?
