The principle of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” is one of the most well-known laws in the Bible, but do we really understand it as we should?
Known legally as the lex talionis or the “law of retaliation,” and discussed by Jesus himself in his teaching, most people see the law of “an eye for an eye” as an ultimately fair but cruel principle of revenge and restitution. But is that really what this law is all about?
You can find the surprising answer to this question, and what Christ meant in his comment on the law, in our article uploaded today: “ ‘An Eye For An Eye’: A Law of Revenge or Restraint?” Don’t miss it – it might just change your understanding of something you always took for granted!
