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The Lex Talionis The lex talionis is repeated three times in the Bible.125 In commenting on one of these three passages , the Sifra states : You might think that where he put out his eye , the offender's eye should be put out .
The Lex Talionis The lex talionis is repeated three times in the Bible.125 In commenting on one of these three passages , the Sifra states : You might think that where he put out his eye , the offender's eye should be put out .
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12:28 ) ; that which is good in the eyes of Heaven and right in the eyes of man . " Thus Rabbi Akiba . Rabbi Yishmael says , that which is right in the eyes of Heaven and good in the eyes of man , for thus it is written ( Prov .
12:28 ) ; that which is good in the eyes of Heaven and right in the eyes of man . " Thus Rabbi Akiba . Rabbi Yishmael says , that which is right in the eyes of Heaven and good in the eyes of man , for thus it is written ( Prov .
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the condemned city is not good in the eyes of man , since one destroys the possessions of her righteous inhabitants also . However , all that is right in the eyes of Heaven will in the end be right also in the eyes of men .
the condemned city is not good in the eyes of man , since one destroys the possessions of her righteous inhabitants also . However , all that is right in the eyes of Heaven will in the end be right also in the eyes of men .
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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