2004, ISBN: 9781555536329

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Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Northeastern Univ Pr. New. 2004. Paperback. 1555536328 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAI… Mehr…

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Northeastern Univ Pr. New. 2004. Paperback. 1555536328 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY - AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHY WAIT? -- 433 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Trends in the American death penalty * 2 Torah and Talmud * 3 A point of beginning : beyond platitudes * Pt. 1 What does biblical truth tell us about who is deserving of death and the authority to kill? * 4 The mosaic law : from Moses to Jesus; from Cain to Lamech * 5 Life for life and the rule of blood : mandate or law of limitation? * 6 Who deserves death? : Torah, the American colonies, and Modern America * 7 A Christian conundrum under mosaic law : atonement by sacrifice versus reconciliation by grace * 8 Authority to kill : the Sanhedrin * 9 Authority to kill : extra-biblical courts and Romans 13 * 10 Authority to kill : biblical deterrence * 11 Summary of part one * Pt. 2 What does biblical truth tell us about the required procedures and the plight of the families of the victims? * 12 An innocent person you shall not slay : witnesses permitted * 13 An innocent person you shall not slay : evidence permitted * 14 An innocent person you shall not slay : innocence versus closure * 15 Let it be done to them as they sought to do to him : false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct * 16 Levels of culpability and diminished capacity : age, mental illness, and mental retardation * 17 God is blind to wealth : no privilege for rich over poor * 18 God is blind to color : all victims are of equal value; all offenders are to be treated equally * 19 Impartiality in the decision makers : the politics of death * 20 For whom is it a detriment? : The American death penalty and families of the victims * 21 Summary of part two * 22 A faith alternative : abolition or moratorium of the American death penalty by people of biblical faith . -- DESCRIPTION: While secular support for capital punishment in America seems to be waning, religious conservatives, particularly in the "Bible belt," remain staunch advocates of the death penalty, citing biblical law and practice to defend government-sanctioned killing. In this close reading of Hebrew and Christian scriptures, Dale S. Recinella compares biblical teaching about the death penalty, including such passages as "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, life for life," with the nation's current system of capital punishment, and offers persuasive arguments for a faith-based moratorium—and eventual abolition—of executions. Framing his careful and incisive analysis as a legal brief to those who believe the Bible mandates the ultimate punishment, the author addresses two critical areas of inquiry: what do the scriptures tell us about who is deserving of death and who has the authority to kill, and what do they tell us about the required standards for execution and the plight of victims' families. Recinella's examination of the Hebrew Torah, or Christian Pentateuch, and the Talmud reveals that the biblical death penalty was not a simple system of swift retribution, but a complex and practical set of laws that guided capital courts established under the Sanhedrin. His scrutiny of these texts, the Christian doctrine of atonement, and Romans 13 in the Pauline Epistles, draws parallels between the traditional biblical arguments used in favor of capital punishment and those used as the basis for pro-slavery positions in the nineteenth century. Demonstrating that both approaches are unsubstantiated in biblical terms, Recinella debunks the accepted religious reasoning for support of the death penalty and shows instead that the Bible's strict conditions for sanctioning execution are at odds with the arbitrary ways in which capital punishment is administered in the United States. He provides convincing evidence that a sentence of death in today's criminal justice system in fact fails to meet both the Bible's exacting procedural requirements and its strict limitations on judicial authority. By providing actual scriptural language and foundation to counter the position that biblical truth justifies a pro-death penalty stance, this thoughtful, solidly researched, and well-reasoned work will give pause to religious fundamentalists and challenge them to rethink their strongly held views on capital punishment. -- with a bonus offer-- May be either: out of print (OOP) and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition ., Northeastern Univ Pr, 2004, 6<

2004, ISBN: 9781555536329

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Northeastern Univ Pr. New. 2004. Paperback. 1555536328 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAI… Mehr…

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Northeastern Univ Pr. New. 2004. Paperback. 1555536328 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY - AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHY WAIT? -- 433 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Trends in the American death penalty * 2 Torah and Talmud * 3 A point of beginning : beyond platitudes * Pt. 1 What does biblical truth tell us about who is deserving of death and the authority to kill? * 4 The mosaic law : from Moses to Jesus; from Cain to Lamech * 5 Life for life and the rule of blood : mandate or law of limitation? * 6 Who deserves death? : Torah, the American colonies, and Modern America * 7 A Christian conundrum under mosaic law : atonement by sacrifice versus reconciliation by grace * 8 Authority to kill : the Sanhedrin * 9 Authority to kill : extra-biblical courts and Romans 13 * 10 Authority to kill : biblical deterrence * 11 Summary of part one * Pt. 2 What does biblical truth tell us about the required procedures and the plight of the families of the victims? * 12 An innocent person you shall not slay : witnesses permitted * 13 An innocent person you shall not slay : evidence permitted * 14 An innocent person you shall not slay : innocence versus closure * 15 Let it be done to them as they sought to do to him : false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct * 16 Levels of culpability and diminished capacity : age, mental illness, and mental retardation * 17 God is blind to wealth : no privilege for rich over poor * 18 God is blind to color : all victims are of equal value; all offenders are to be treated equally * 19 Impartiality in the decision makers : the politics of death * 20 For whom is it a detriment? : The American death penalty and families of the victims * 21 Summary of part two * 22 A faith alternative : abolition or moratorium of the American death penalty by people of biblical faith . -- DESCRIPTION: While secular support for capital punishment in America seems to be waning, religious conservatives, particularly in the "Bible belt," remain staunch advocates of the death penalty, citing biblical law and practice to defend government-sanctioned killing. In this close reading of Hebrew and Christian scriptures, Dale S. Recinella compares biblical teaching about the death penalty, including such passages as "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, life for life," with the nation's current system of capital punishment, and offers persuasive arguments for a faith-based moratorium—and eventual abolition—of executions. Framing his careful and incisive analysis as a legal brief to those who believe the Bible mandates the ultimate punishment, the author addresses two critical areas of inquiry: what do the scriptures tell us about who is deserving of death and who has the authority to kill, and what do they tell us about the required standards for execution and the plight of victims' families. Recinella's examination of the Hebrew Torah, or Christian Pentateuch, and the Talmud reveals that the biblical death penalty was not a simple system of swift retribution, but a complex and practical set of laws that guided capital courts established under the Sanhedrin. His scrutiny of these texts, the Christian doctrine of atonement, and Romans 13 in the Pauline Epistles, draws parallels between the traditional biblical arguments used in favor of capital punishment and those used as the basis for pro-slavery positions in the nineteenth century. Demonstrating that both approaches are unsubstantiated in biblical terms, Recinella debunks the accepted religious reasoning for support of the death penalty and shows instead that the Bible's strict conditions for sanctioning execution are at odds with the arbitrary ways in which capital punishment is administered in the United States. He provides convincing evidence that a sentence of death in today's criminal justice system in fact fails to meet both the Bible's exacting procedural requirements and its strict limitations on judicial authority. By providing actual scriptural language and foundation to counter the position that biblical truth justifies a pro-death penalty stance, this thoughtful, solidly researched, and well-reasoned work will give pause to religious fundamentalists and challenge them to rethink their strongly held views on capital punishment., Northeastern Univ Pr, 2004, 6<