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  • 111PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …

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  • 112TALION — TALION, a concept of punishment whereby the prescribed penalty is identical with, or equivalent to, the offense. Identical (or true ) talions are death for homicide ( Whosoever sheddeth man s blood, by man shall his blood be shed : Gen. 9:6),… …

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