That was a lame line of dialogue from Spielberg's movie about the Munich Olympics massacre. Sorry, but those killers needed to be hunted and down and killed.
It is from the Code of Hammurabi. Hammurabi was King of Babylon, 1792-1750 BC. The code survives today in the Akkadian language.
The quote is actually in the Bible several times, both OT & NT. Exodus 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21 thus it dates to 6th century BC
Matthew 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’........
The two Old Testament scriptures refer to it as a law to live by. The New Testament scripture says to not follow the old law, but forgive. I guess you are not Christian and still follow the old law.
Lurker said, “Lots of folks like to cherry pick the words of Jesus. I can see you’re one of them.” No, I understand them in the greater context of His teachings.
It was actually a Ghandi quote long before the movie.
“Sorry, but those killers needed to be hunted and down and killed.”
Death is the easy way out. I am for punishment to help a person learn from their errors. I’m pro-life at both ends of the spectrum as life is precious, all life.
It is far better to keep the person in prison where they might suffer enough with the turmoil in their soul that they too may find Christ by the time of their last breath. (I like the vineyard worker parable as it teaches us that it is never too late to accept Christ and the reward is the same for all)
That movie was a blatant rip-off of "Sword of Gideon".