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{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} ...Genesis 3:8-13]], the criminal does not confess, and rather lies about the case. God still establishes conviction based on evidence outside of the Cain's t

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} This passage contains a case where Abraham incites his wife to tell a partial-truth in order to deceive

This is not a case of rape, despite the fact that certain translations (e.g. NIV, HCSB, ISV, N ...e of rape too, the terminology here is different, which points rather to a case of seduction with the expression and they are discovered (v. 28b).<ref>Wood

<translate><!--T:2--> This is not a case of rape, despite the fact that certain translations (e.g. NIV, HCSB, ISV, N ...e of rape too, the terminology here is different, which points rather to a case of seduction with the expression and they are discovered (v. 28b).<ref>Wood

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} This passage contains ''case'' against the [[:Category:Moral Law|Moral Law]]. Moses was in imminent danger of penalty by God. Zipporah performs a circ

...le negligence is separate from the question of economic loss, and Biblical law treats the slave equivalent to a free person. ...n to the provision for negligent manslaughter. Rather, verse 32 covers the case of an additional harm (economic) incurred by the fact that the person kille

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...f the girl in Deut 22:15-21. See {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe There must always be at least two witnesses in Biblical law, and the witnesses must throw the first stones: Deut. 17:6-7. Jesus affirme

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...he had killed a person willfully. The Torah abolishes this practice in the case of deliberate murder; the sanctity of the temple cannot override the sancti That puts this Exodus law in opposition to the "ordeal" (which was a commonly-used attempt to force j

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There are a lot of rules which can be shown or inferred from Biblical law, including: ...8:7.<ref>For more information see {{:Translink|Didn't Jesus disregard the law of the Hebrew Scriptures when dealing with the woman taken in adultery? (Jo

...th penalty offense (in our hypothetical case), the penalty required in the case would ordinarily be death (the ''talion'' equivalent). But remember that th ...lem, p. 47</ref> If there is no actual crime, it seems that the above case law would not apply. First, there is a question of establishing ''mens rea'' (g

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Biblical law explicitly teaches against the authority of human civil governments to use ...f the things which distinguishes Biblical law from other ancient Near East law systems.

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} This passage contains a case, wherein a man curses a son, and blesses two sons.

...difficulty providing independently for themselves. Except (perhaps) in the case of laws that forced servanthood upon property criminals who were paying bac ...bt of a bridewealth (''mohar'') payment (there is a similar example in the case of Joseph/Laban). He gets the benefit of having a wife and being able to pr

...difficulty providing independently for themselves. Except (perhaps) in the case of laws that forced servanthood upon property criminals who were paying bac ...bt of a bridewealth (''mohar'') payment (there is a similar example in the case of Joseph/Laban). He gets the benefit of having a wife and being able to pr

...difficulty providing independently for themselves. Except (perhaps) in the case of laws that forced servanthood upon property criminals who were paying bac ...bt of a bridewealth (''mohar'') payment (there is a similar example in the case of Joseph/Laban). He gets the benefit of having a wife and being able to pr

...claim that adultery is not a mandatory death penalty offense (contra God's law in Lev. 20:10). The claim is that, since David was not put to death for com ...ot draw any normative inferences from the lack of a civil trial in David's case.

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} This passage contains a case where a slave flees from a cruel master.

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} ...God. It teaches us about the character of God, which is the Spirit of the Law.

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} This command is part of the [[:Category:Moral Law|Moral Law]][[Category:Moral Law]]. It is a repeat of the command in [[Genesis 9:1]]. It is relevant to our

...s "rape." This problem is discussed in the Question/Answer [[Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?]]. ...ilty until she proves herself innocent (See [[Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

...from many "witnesses", who testify to facts which are pertinent to a legal case/investigation, but do not have direct knowledge of the defendant's guilt. ...sses are subject to the death penalty for false witness in a death penalty case, regardless of whether they are probative witnesses.

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} This passage contains a case of marriage to a slave. Abram's wife gave her handmaid, Hagar, to Abram to

...s "rape." This problem is discussed in the Question/Answer [[Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?]].</translate> ...ilty until she proves herself innocent (See [[Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

# In Biblical law divorce is allowed (Deut. 24:1) for fornication (Matt. 19:9), which include In fact, it is quite difficult to prove adultery under Biblical law. It is a mandatory death penalty offense (Lev. 20:10): two or more actual w

No. This is a section of the case laws that is often misunderstood, because it is actually intertwining the c In the first case (the father accusing the husband of slander), the "signs of virginity" will

<translate><!--T:1--> No. This is a section of the case laws that is often misunderstood, because it is actually intertwining the c <translate><!--T:4--> In the first case (the father accusing the husband of slander), the "signs of virginity" will

...list of common errors which I have encountered in scholarship on Biblical law. Often, many of these errors are committed simultaneously by a particular c ...ng upon Rabbinic interpretations of (and methods of interpreting) Biblical law. The Rabbis continued many of the errors of the Pharisees, which Jesus expl

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law. ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law. ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

Quick answer: No. Biblical law nowhere gives civil government the authority either to dissolve marriage co The actions in Ezra 9-10 are a narrative which clearly have Biblical law as the backdrop (particularly Deut. 7:1-3). The "divorces" must be understo

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} ...r death by breaking of neck for donkeys, and it commands redemption in the case of humans.

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law. ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law. ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law. ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law. ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

<translate><!--T:1--> Quick answer: No. Biblical law nowhere gives civil government the authority either to dissolve marriage co ...:2--> The actions in Ezra 9-10 are a narrative which clearly have Biblical law as the backdrop (particularly Deut. 7:1-3). The "divorces" must be understo

...etations of scripture, and many commands with no basis whatsoever in God's law.</translate> ...you might be thinking to yourself: "I don't remember anywhere in Biblical law where someone is required to be executed by strangulation or decapitation."

...lead to misunderstanding if you don't know the cultural background to the law. ...ys with the bride's family (unless they choose to gift it to her, in which case it becomes part of her dowry). "Dowry" is wealth which the daughter brings

...enalty fall upon the owner, not upon the owner's son or daughter. In other law codes of the time, such as the ''Code of Hammurabi'', sons and daughters we In Biblical law, no one could be killed for the crime of his parent:

...lead to misunderstanding if you don't know the cultural background to the law.</translate> ...ys with the bride's family (unless they choose to gift it to her, in which case it becomes part of her dowry). "Dowry" is wealth which the daughter brings

Biblical law is clear that the use of deadly force is lawful in the defense of oneself o As in many of the Biblical case laws, there is more than one case entangled in the text:

...enalty fall upon the owner, not upon the owner's son or daughter. In other law codes of the time, such as the ''Code of Hammurabi'', sons and daughters we <translate><!--T:6--> In Biblical law, no one could be killed for the crime of his parent:</translate>

==The function of the "writ of divorcement" in Biblical law== The law in question reads as follows:

<translate>Biblical law is clear that the use of deadly force is lawful in the defense of oneself o <translate>As in many of the Biblical case laws, there is more than one case entangled in the text:</translate>

<translate>==The function of the "writ of divorcement" in Biblical law== <!--T:2--></translate> <translate><!--T:3--> The law in question reads as follows:</translate>

...llowed them to sentence Paul to execution. They were forbidden by Biblical law from taking their own private vengeance (Lev. 19:18). It was also clear fro # A just judge (someone following Biblical law and its judicial procedural standards)

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{:UIlang}}}}}} *Learn the Law of God (verse 20)

{{:Navleft|Category:Law Analysis|{{:LawAnalysisoverviewname/{{#var:pglang}}}}}} ...the {{:Translink|Category:Civil/Judicial Law}}. [[Category:Civil/Judicial Law]]

...y to start, and devastating to a woman's reputation, if believed. Biblical law allowed the innocent woman to refute such a falsehood with no risk to herse ..., and required divine intervention to cause harm. Ordeals as used in man's law were typically actions that were harmful by nature (eg. drowning, fighting,

=== How Biblical law protects (true) liberty better than any other law system === ...ng, roughly, A.V. Dicey)<ref>A. V. Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, Part 2</ref>:

...y to start, and devastating to a woman's reputation, if believed. Biblical law allowed the innocent woman to refute such a falsehood with no risk to herse ..., and required divine intervention to cause harm. Ordeals as used in man's law were typically actions that were harmful by nature (eg. drowning, fighting,

...on to some, but this is a serious proposition to some students of Biblical law. Here is an example of the argument, from Philip Kayser's book <em>Is the D ...perhaps the most significant illustration of this leeway in the law is the case of adultery. Leviticus 20:10 is one of several passages calling for the dea

<translate>=== How Biblical law protects (true) liberty better than any other law system === <!--T:1--></translate> ...ng, roughly, A.V. Dicey)<ref>A. V. Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, Part 2</ref>:</translate>

In Biblical law, it is clear that victims of a property crime, or of certain types of negli ...crimes (e.g. adultery, rape, kidnapping, false witness in a death penalty case) had the authority both to pardon the criminal and to accept monetary ranso

...on to some, but this is a serious proposition to some students of Biblical law. Here is an example of the argument, from Philip Kayser's book <em>Is the D ...perhaps the most significant illustration of this leeway in the law is the case of adultery. Leviticus 20:10 is one of several passages calling for the dea

...or vicariously.<ref>Moshe Greenberg, "Some Postulates of Biblical Criminal Law", p. 30</ref>}}

...may have heard the terms “first table of the law” and “second table of the law.” There are two ways that people might understand the phrase "two tables" {{:Quote|This law ... was delivered by God upon Mount Sinai, in ten commandments, and written

...ce in Matthew 1:19, that if a divorcement action were required by Biblical law to be public, then Joseph (being a righteous man) would have intended to do ...n both cases the protection of the woman seems to be the main point of the law. ... What [Deut. 24:1-4] does require is that a man who divorces his wife m

<translate><!--T:2--> In Biblical law, it is clear that victims of a property crime, or of certain types of negli ...crimes (e.g. adultery, rape, kidnapping, false witness in a death penalty case) had the authority both to pardon the criminal and to accept monetary ranso

...ionbody">Roads are (usually) rights-of-way along land boundaries. Biblical law supports the right of travelers to cross properties (a form of "innocent pa ...oses is articulating principles which are already implied elsewhere in the law:

...may have heard the terms “first table of the law” and “second table of the law.” There are two ways that people might understand the phrase "two tables" <translate><!--T:12--> {{:Quote|This law ... was delivered by God upon Mount Sinai, in ten commandments, and written

...ndence is the only characteristic that ultimately matters when it comes to law. Laws made by mere men are (by definition) not transcendent. However, you will find some people claiming that Biblical law is not transcendent. They will speculate that it derives from pre-existing

Quick answer: no. He followed Biblical law to the letter. ===How to be a judge in a capital crime, according to Biblical law===

...and construction blueprints for the roof railings that are required by the law in Deut. 22:8).<ref>This is also a claim made by Torah-observant Jews (and ...t women have the freedom to choose (within the options allowed by Biblical law) and refuse whom they bind themselves to in marriage:

...cal law jurisdiction is simply an agreement by a community about how God's law will be interpreted, with respect to its details and application.</translat ...with one another in separate jurisdictions, each of which applies Biblical law in the way distinctive to our understanding. Perhaps one group will be more

There are no explicit statutes of limitations in Biblical law. However, there are two practical limitations: # Witness lifespan is another practical limit. In the case of death penalty offenses, the witnesses are required to throw the first st

In other words, Biblical law protects the marriage covenant by requiring the death penalty. Witnessed ac ...hen we would see a death penalty explicitly associated with it in Biblical law. No such penalty exists, and there are clear cases where polygyny is allowe

...nslate><!--T:2--> There are no explicit statutes of limitation in Biblical law. However, there are two practical limitations:</translate> # Witness lifespan is another practical limit. In the case of death penalty offenses, the witnesses are required to throw the first st

...ripture does not distinguish "moral law" (or "natural law") from "positive law". ...I-II</em>, Q.104, A3</ref> In Aquinas' tripartite categorization of God's law, the Biblical civil penalties<ref>Which Aquinas labeled: <em>praecepta iudi

<translate><!--T:6--> In other words, Biblical law protects the marriage covenant by requiring the death penalty for the crime ...hen we would see a death penalty explicitly associated with it in Biblical law. No such penalty exists, and there are clear cases where polygyny is allowe

==Two types of Biblical law== There are basically two types of "law" in the Bible:

Consider the following case: ...even in the Roman empire as a whole. William Buckland (an expert on Roman law) writes:

...ires, statements of desire or (false) claims to homosexual identity. God's law contains a civil-government mediated death penalty for male homosexual acts ...tional'' answer, explicit in the motive clauses which YHWH included in his law.

...for it? This objection misunderstands the nature of the Old Testament case law system. The death penalty in this instance was not a minimum penalty, but r ...s probably counting on most of his readers to be ignorant of what Biblical law says about the civil death penalties. Our modern legal systems (usually) gi

There are two types of civil government death penalties in Biblical law: ...a substitute for the penalty. See the article: {{:Translink|Does Biblical law require a literal "eye for an eye"?}}

...robleem wordt besproken in de Vraag / Antwoord {{:Translink|Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?}}. ...zichzelf onschuldig bewijst (zie {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

...e problema se discute en la Pregunta/Respuesta {{:Translink|Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?}}. ...ue demuestre su inocencia (Véase {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

...Este problema é discutido na Pergunta/Resposta {{:Translink|Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?}}. ...até provar a sua inocência (ver {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

...eses Problem wird in der Frage/Antwort erörtert {{:Translink|Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?}}. ...es seine Unschuld beweist (siehe {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

...stupro". Questo problema è discusso nella Domanda/Risposta {{Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?}}. ...non si dimostra innocente (vedi {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

# This law explicitly <em>prohibits</em> the taking of "ransom" for the crime of murde ...e other, unless he that is maimed will accept money instead of it; for the law makes the sufferer the judge of the value of what he has suffered, and perm

...Ce problème est abordé dans la Question/Réponse {{:Translink|Does Biblical law require a girl to marry her rapist?}}. ...'elle prouve son innocence (voir {{:Translink|Is the premarital unchastity case of Deut. 22:13 an example of the justice system assuming guilt until a defe

...s_not_reckoned_where_there_is_no_law|Sin is not reckoned where there is no law]] ..._East_law_codes.|Parallel language in certain pre-Sinai, ancient Near East law codes]]

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time. ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time. ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time. ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time. ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time. ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time. ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...y -- but by no means ''all'' of the law. Jesus came neither to abolish the law, nor to preserve every jot of it unchanged until the end of time.</translat ...law. But he was only making void the Pharisees' false manipulations of the law (e.g. Matt. 15:3ff).

...ividuals a broad mandate to do anything they want (which doesn't break the law) in order to subdue the earth (Gen. 1:28).<ref>The civil government didn't ...ernment to prosecute only the crimes written in the law (i.e. the judicial case laws).

I'm going to label this claim about Biblical law as "ancestor ruling authority," to distinguish it from the (fairly) mainstr # My command ("do X") is not itself a violation of Biblical law, and

...nd-law-of-thermodynamics-began-at-the-fall/ Arguments to avoid: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Began at the Fall]</ref> In this case, the murderer Cain was ''individually'' cursed, and this curse cut him off

...use their spouses were still non-Christians. This is not comparable to the case in Ezra, where the men willingly entered into Biblically-<em>illegal</em> " [[Category:Questions about the historical application of Biblical law]]