Capital punishment: Any verse lists?
Greg, Nancy, and James Todd todds@pa.net
Sat, 28 Feb 1998 20:39:18 -0500 (00888737958, 199803010139.UAA31508@emh1.pa.net)
>In a message dated 98-02-28 15:33:24 EST, todds@pa.net writes:
>
><< NANCY
> This thread is somewhat off-topic, but that won't stop me from adding my
> $0.02-worth. Until there can be a guarantee that no innocent person will be
> put to death, I cannot support capital punishment. To make the thread a
> little more on-topic, I find it rather ironic that some xtian groups, most
> notably the RCC, are adamantly opposed to capital punishment when it is
> prescribed by the god they worship. >>
>
>JOHN B
>Just what are the capital crimes specified in the Bible? Does anyone know of
>a list or article?
>
>
NANCY
Exodus is a good place to start. (All verses from the NAB)
21:12 Whoever strikes a man a mortal blow must be put to death
21:15 Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death
21:16 A kidnapper, whether he sells his victim or still had him when caught,
shall be put to death
21:17 Whoever curses his father or mother shall be put to death
21:29 But if an ox was previously in the habit of goring people and its
owner, though warned, would not keep it in; should it then kill a man or a
women, not only must the ox be stoned, but its owner also must be put to death
22:17 You shall not let a sorceress live
22:18 Anyone who lies with an animal shall be put to death
22:19 Whoever sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD alone, shall be doomed
Nancy Todd
todds@pa.net