Tzaia Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 This is a lead in from the website: Talmudic Rabbis Debated the Cost of Rape—In Terms of the Woman’s Market Value Reading the oral law today forces Jews to reconcile repellent, outdated legal views with modern morals The "Cost" of Rape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The problem is that they didn't understand the Old Testament law as well as we do 2000 or so years later. Oh, and no love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaia Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 I don't get the whole "love" context. There is pretty much nothing that indicates that any of the law was given in "love". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 But... but it says so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaia Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 It does? I guess I overlooked that. Maybe because I don't feel it when I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raf
The problem is that they didn't understand the Old Testament law as well as we do 2000 or so years later. Oh, and no love.
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I don't get the whole "love" context. There is pretty much nothing that indicates that any of the law was given in "love".
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But... but it says so.
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It does? I guess I overlooked that. Maybe because I don't feel it when I read it.
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