| Description |
xxviii, 433 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-407) and indexes. |
| Contents |
INTRODUCTION -- Trends in the American death penalty -- Torah and Talmud -- A point of beginning: beyond platitudes -- PART I. WHAT DOES BIBLICAL TRUTH TELL US ABOUT WHO IS DESERVING OF DEATH AND THE AUTHORITY TO KILL? -- The mosaic law: from Moses to Jesus; from Cain to Lamech -- Life for life and the rule of blood: mandate or law of limitation? -- Who deserves death?: Torah, the American colonies, and Modern America -- A Christian conundrum under mosaic law: atonement by sacrifice versus reconciliation by grace -- Authority to kill: the Sanhedrin -- Authority to kill: extra-biblical courts and Romans -- Authority to kill : biblical deterrence -- Summary of part one -- PART II. WHAT DOES BIBLICAL TRUTH TELL US ABOUT THE REQUIRED PROCEDURES AND THE PLIGHT OF FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS? -- An innocent person you shall not slay: witnesses permitted -- An innocent person you shall not slay: evidence permitted -- An innocent person you shall not slay: innocence versus closure -- Let it be done to them as they sought to do to him: false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct -- Levels of culpability and diminished capacity: age, mental illness, and mental retardation -- God is blind to wealth: no privilege for rich over poor -- God is blind to color all victims are of equal value; all offenders are to be treated equally -- Impartiality in the decision makers: the politics of death -- For whom is it a detriment?: The American death penalty and families of the victims -- Summary of part two -- A faith alternative: abolition or moratorium of the American death penalty by people of biblical faith -- Appendix[es] A. Short form of an abolition resolution for people of biblical faith -- B. Short form of a moratorium resolution for people of biblical faith -- C. 2000 Southern Baptist Convention resolution on capital punishment passed in Orlando, Florida in June, 2000. |
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Introduction. Trends in the American death penalty ; Torah and Talmud ; A point of beginning: beyond platitudes -- pt. I. What does biblical truth tell us about who is deserving of death and the authority to kill? The mosaic law: from Moses to Jesus; from Cain to Lamech ; Life for life and the rule of blood: mandate or law of limitation? ; Who deserves death?: Torah, the American colonies, and Modern America ; A Christian conundrum under mosaic law: atonement by sacrifice versus reconciliation by grace ; Authority to kill: the Sanhedrin ; Authority to kill: extra-biblical courts and Romans ; Authority to kill : biblical deterrence ; Summary of part one -- pt. II. What does biblical truth tell us about the required procedures and the plight of the families of the victims? An innocent person you shall not slay: witnesses permitted ; An innocent person you shall not slay: evidence permitted ; An innocent person you shall not slay: innocence versus closure ; Let it be done to them as they sought to do to him: false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct ; Levels of culpability and diminished capacity: age, mental illness, and mental retardation ; God is blind to wealth: no privilege for rich over poor ; God is blind to color all victims are of equal value; all offenders are to be treated equally ; Impartiality in the decision makers: the politics of death ; For whom is it a detriment?: The American death penalty and families of the victims ; Summary of part two ; A faith alternative: abolition or moratorium of the American death penalty by people of biblical faith -- Appendix[es]. A. Short form of an abolition resolution for people of biblical faith ; B. Short form of a moratorium resolution for people of biblical faith ; C. 2000 Southern Baptist Convention resolution on capital punishment passed in Orlando, Florida in June, 2000. |
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Capital punishment -- Biblical teaching.
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Capital punishment -- United States.
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| ISBN |
1555536336 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1555536328 paperback alkaline paper |
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