To: skr
But are they foundations of OUR law? Such laws are nearly universal among societies.
10 posted on
08/23/2003 12:30:39 AM PDT by
TheAngryClam
(TOM McCLINTOCK is my choice for governor. He should be yours too.)
To: TheAngryClam
The Code of Hammurabi predates the Ten Commandments and some are identical to them. Solon ? He and his " laws " come after Hammurabi as well.
To: TheAngryClam
But are they foundations of OUR law? Such laws are nearly universal among societies. Well, not exactly. You see one of the interesting things about the Ten Commandments is that they were meant to be applied across the board to everyone. Take "thou shalt not steal." Most places did have this kind of law but it applied only to those inside the tribe.
But it is mentioned several places in the Torah that these laws were meant to apply to every one across the board and to rich and poor alike.
Now it was not always kept that way but still it represented a giant leap forward in the way we look at law and rights.
40 posted on
08/23/2003 8:44:55 AM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(You walk in middle of road and you get crushed by some airhead vegetarian valley girl driving SUV)
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