Translations:Doesn't the Code of Hammurabi "eye for an eye" concept predate Biblical law?/7/en
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The concept of talion ("like punishment" as justice) is from God, not Hammurabi. All you need to do is read the Code of Hammurabi (which I encourage you to do -- it's not very long) to see how deficient it is, compared with God's standards for justice.
