Hebrew Bible.2FOld Testament Ethics in the Bible




prescriptive utterances (commandments) found throughout hebrew bible , old testament, related inter-human relationships (the prohibition against murder) while others focus on issues of worship , ritual (e.g. day of atonement festival). rabbinic tradition classically schematizes these prescriptions 613 mitzvot, beginning fruitful , multiply (god s command life) , continuing on 7 laws of noah (addressed humanity) , several hundred laws apply israelites (such kashrut dietary laws). rabbinic tradition records aforementioned distinction between commandments relate man s interaction fellow man (בין אדם לחבירו) , affect relationship god (בין אדם למקום). many commandments remarkable in blending of 2 roles. example, observance of shabbat couched in terms of recognizing god s sovereignty , creation of world, while being presented social-justice measure prevent overworking 1 s employees, slaves, , animals. result, bible consistently binds worship of divine ethical actions , ethical actions worship of divine.


several biblical prescriptions may not correspond modern notions of justice in relation concepts such slavery (lev. 25:44-46), intolerance of religious pluralism (deut. 5:7, deut. 7:2-5) or of freedom of religion (deut. 13:6-12), discrimination , racism (lev. 21:17-23, deut. 23:1-3), treatment of women, honor killing (ex. 21:17, leviticus 20:9, ex. 32:27-29), genocide (num. 31:15-18, 1 sam. 15:3), religious wars, , capital punishment sexual behavior adultery , sodomy , sabbath breaking (num. 15:32-36).


the book of proverbs recommends disciplining child:



foolishness bound in heart of child; rod of correction shall drive far him.









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