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To: Richnorth who wrote (89060)	8/24/2002 8:22:34 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 116815

Mosaic law -- Deuteronomy et al were full of proscriptions, and various penalties. That is true. The "eye for an eye" standard was primarily for false testimony, not a punishment for transgressions directly. It was invoked from time to time in other areas as well. But the ten commandments themselves do not carry penalties per se. And by the time we get to the new testament much of the punishment has been watered down totally. Much of old law was in fact fairly light in penalty for most offenses, involving a system of fines paid often to the injured parties. Mind you, the fines could run to an average man's wealth for some things. A shekel sure bought more then than it does today. Desert punishment in days gone by for nomadic tribes was harsh primaruly because they could not afford to maintain an incarceration system. So many of the lesser offenses carried financial, punishment. Banishment to the desert was really a death penalty though, as nobody could survive for long out there. Severe punishments for theft reflected that a man's belongings in that harsh environment were really necessary for his survival. We think it excessive that people were hung for horse thievery in the old west, but if you stole a man's horse in the desert 20 miles from town, he would be lucky to make it back to town at all. EC<:-}