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Christianity: Sources of Wisdom and Authority

The Sermon on the Mount and Retaliation

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Recall questions on why the teaching commands respect even without divine claims, and on the law of retaliation and the responses Jesus offers instead.

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Key term

What was the original purpose of the eye for an eye law?

Key term

Explain the reading of Jesus' sayings on turning the other cheek and going the second mile as non-violent resistance.

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What standard does Jesus set at the close of his Sermon on the Mount teaching on loving enemies?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Why might someone who thinks Jesus was only human still follow the Sermon on the Mount?

    Model answer

    They may judge its teaching on mercy, integrity and non-retaliation to be true and admirable in its own right.

  2. 2

    Which older law does Jesus quote before teaching about retaliation?

    Model answer

    The law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

  3. 3

    What was the original purpose of the eye for an eye law?

    Model answer

    To limit revenge to a penalty proportionate to the injury, rather than to require revenge.

  4. 4

    What three responses does Jesus give in place of resisting an evildoer?

    Model answer

    Turning the other cheek, handing over the cloak as well as the tunic, and going a second mile when forced to go one.

  5. 5

    Why is it significant that the blow is to the right cheek?

    Model answer

    A right-handed person striking the right cheek delivers a backhanded blow, so the saying concerns humiliation rather than a violent assault.

  6. 6

    What everyday practice lies behind the command to go a second mile?

    Model answer

    A Roman soldier could legally compel a subject person to carry his equipment for one mile.

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