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"Thou Shalt not Kill" and War

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by MikeNinerHunt, Oct 11, 2007.

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  1. Oct 11, 2007 at 12:34 PM #1
    MikeNinerHunt

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    How does this play out? Not just soldiers, but officers sending the soldiers out? IF this has been discussed before, I'm sorry, I didn't see it.
     
  2. Oct 11, 2007 at 12:44 PM #2
    vpkozel

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    I think that it boils down to a bit of a mistranslation of the original text. The original used a word more akin to "murder." Which would mean that there were some distinctions made between that and other types of killing.

    Sly & hasbeens are more expert on the Bible though.
     
  3. Oct 18, 2007 at 1:12 PM #3
    MikeNinerHunt

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    I don't know, I'll take it as I've seen it written for thirty years.
     
  4. Oct 18, 2007 at 1:53 PM #4
    hasbeen99

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    According to Strong's Hebrew to English dictionary, the word translated as "kill" in Exodus 20:13 does indeed refer to premeditated and/or vengeful murder.

    However, someone could make a very strong argument that war is murder on a grand scale, which brings us back to the original question. To be honest, it's one that I've struggled with a lot, and still do.
     
  5. Oct 18, 2007 at 1:58 PM #5
    Collin

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    The Bible itself advocates righteous killings, so it's obviously not referencing all intentional deaths. As noted, the word is more correctly translated as "murder."
     
  6. Oct 18, 2007 at 2:59 PM #6
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    Rorschach test.
     
  7. Nov 28, 2007 at 12:15 AM #7
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  8. Nov 29, 2007 at 8:26 PM #8
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    I think that is only true in the Old Testament ... which opens a whole new can of worms ...
     
  9. Nov 29, 2007 at 9:28 PM #9
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    the 10 commandments are from the old testament.
     
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