Night By Elie Wiesel Rhetorical Analysis

Other Christians I previously spoke to believe that, “the killer's actions are irreversible and that such a crime deserves an equal punishment”. These same people would cite the biblical passage that exhorts "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth". However, if a crime deserves equal punishment, then why do we not rape the rapist or burn the arsonist? A civilized society must be based on values and principles that are higher than those it condemns. Biblically, we are called to live by higher values. In the New Testament, Jesus said that we may have heard it said "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" but He instructed us to "turn the other cheek" (Matthew 5:38-41) to love even our enemies (Matthew 5:43-45), to obey the Ten Commandments which tell us not to kill (Exodus 20:13) and not to put ourselves into the position of God by judging whether others live or die (John 8:7). Vengeance and retribution are to be left to God, who is the only One with the perfect capabilities of judgment. If the argument is that serious crimes

God has given many commands as we know. In the Bible, God gives His people the Ten Commandments. These are a set of rules to which the People of Israel must live by. One of the questions is, Did God tell them they should do this because he said so or because it is right? One of the examples would be if God comes down and says to go and rage war against every unbeliever and kill everyone who does not believe, we will have to do so and you have no right to say it is wrong because God commanded us to do so and anything that God commands is Law and Good. We’ve seen this real life example in Isis. The radical Islamic group did just that and claimed they were doing everything for Allah. The rest of the world, we saw it as an act of terrorism but In the Koran, they are commanded to kill non-believers. We did not only disagree with it but we knew it was wrong.

In Matthew chapter 5 verses 21-26, Jesus teaches us that you should not kill. He reminds the people that if you kill you will be put through judgment. Jesus

First of all, man has been killing since the beginning of time. Even in the Bible, Cain killed Abel and that was in the very beginning of time thousands and thousands of years ago. It seems it is human nature to kill and

On this basis, it may be inferred that God tells us we do not have the right to kill our self. In addition, God says in Bible “ Don’t you know that your are the

Two contemporary issues illustrate the Divine Command Theory: capital punishment and abortion. The Divine Command Theory clearly links moral choices to religion. Sacred texts from all Abrahamic religions include a prohibition against murder. For example, the Ten Commandments, which play a fundamental role in both Christianity and Judaism, states in The Sixth Commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.” Similarly, the Qur’an references Allah’s prohibition of killing multiple times; for example, it states that: “If anyone has killed one person it is as if he had killed the whole mankind” (5:32). In essence, God commands that all murder is wrong. The Divine Command Theory asserts that the word of God, or any other supreme being, is absolute. Effectively, because God deems that murder is wrong, then according to the Divine Command Theory,

He removed the righteousHigh Priest, Yochanan, from the Temple in Jerusalem, and in his place installed Yochanan'sbrother Joshua, who loved to call himself by the Greek name of Jason.For he was a member of the idol-worshiper party, and he used his high office to spread more andmore of the Greek customs among the priesthood. Jason was later replaced by another man,Menelaus, who had promised the king that he would bring in more money than Jason made.When Yochanan, the former High Priest, protested the spread of the idol-worshiper's influence inthe Holy Temple, the ruling High Priest hired murderers to assassinate him. Antiochus was atthat time engaged in a successful war against Egypt. But messengers from Rome arrived andcommanded him to stop the war, and he had to yield. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, a rumor spreadthat a serious accident had befallen Antiochus. Thinking that he was dead, the people rebelledagainst Menelaus.The treacherous High Priest fled together with his friends. Antiochus returned from Egyptenraged by Roman interference with his ambitions. When he heard, what had taken place inJerusalem, he ordered his army to fall upon the Jews. Thousands of Jews were killed. Antiochusthen enacted a series of harsh decrees against the Jews. Jewish worship was forbidden; the scrollsof the Law were confiscated and burned. Sabbath rest, circumcision and the dietary laws wereprohibited under penalty of death. Even one of the respected elders of that generation, RabbiEliezer, a man of 90, was ordered by the servants of Antiochus to eat pork so that others woulddo the same. When he refused, they suggested to him that he pick up the meat to his lips toappear to be eating. But Rabbi Eliezer refused to do even that and was put to death.Antiochus's men went from town to town and from village to village to force the

Moses replied,“The Lord God of the Hebrews command that you let his people go so that they may serve Him. Now, Aaron will stretch his rod towards the cattle of Egypt and they will all die.”

Killing Jesus, like its predecessors Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, goes into thorough detail about the life and death of a prominent historical figure. Not only does the book cover the life of Jesus of Nazareth, but also encompasses the history surrounding him. The book spans from 5 B.C. to A.D. 30. and is broken up into three parts. The first part starts before Jesus is born, when Joseph and Mary are traveling to Bethlehem.

Jesus clearly states in the Bible,”You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.”(Mt. 5:21) Almost all Catholics have heard this phrase, and it’s message stands clear, that killing is unjust and violates the Fifth Commandment. Most Catholics don’t know about the ideas and actions that also controvert the Commandment. These topics include the Death Penalty Terrorism, and War, which are all serious and terrible things in the eyes of the Catholic Church. The Ten Commandments include other important topics that the Catholic Church also explains. The Catholic Church believes all types of murder to be unacceptable, but there are exceptions that very rarely are ever approved of by the Church.

The author of this paper was raised according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and was taught at a young age that the fifth commandment was Thou shalt not kill. Taken from Exodus 20:13 (KJV) and Deuteronomy 5:17 (KJV), and repeated by Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount, “Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment (Matthew 5:21 KJV).” However, when you read Exodus 20:13 (NKJV) today, it states “You shall not murder”. This is repeated later in Deuteronomy 5:17 (NKJV) as well as Matthew 5 (NKJV). However, there are plenty of examples where it is acceptable to kill. For Exodus 21:12 (NKJV) tells us that “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall

The Bible has stated that killing is permitted with justified reasons. Exodus 20: 13 states that you shall not kill. In the original Hebrew version of the Bible, it is explicitly stated ‘kill’ means unnecessary violence, which means that self-defense is allowed in order to avoid getting killed (“You Shall Not Murder”). This suggest that killing through self-defense is not considered breaking the commandment, such as how in Just War Theory, the country enters a war to defend themselves. Then, Ecclesiastes 3:8 stated that there is a time for love and peace, while there is a time for hatred and war (Draayer, “God and War: What the Bible Says About the Just War Principle”) .

     To begin with, many religious leaders and religions that start or participate in Holy Wars are usually against killing. The 6th commandment in the Bible states, “ Thou shalt not kill.” This evidence supports my answer because one of Ten Commandments says not to kill, but Christians and others still did. Others think the leaders are justified because God had also killed, according to the Bible. They are wrong because God had

The sanctity of human life is a basic value as decreed by God even before the times of Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. Commenting on the killing of Abel by his brother Caine (the two sons of Adam), God says in the Qur'an: "On that account We ordained for the children of Israel that if anyone slay a person -unless it be for murder or spreading mischief in the land- it would be as if he slew the whole people. And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of

Now lets compare hunting for animals and murder of humans. What is the difference? There would be no difference, since one would not hold any special place over the other. This means that there is nothing wrong with killing a human. In fact, there would be nothing wrong with