Jesus said, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say unto you that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." To what legal tradition was Jesus referring? Why would this simple philosophy make so many people angry? What were the foundations of his thought?
What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
The belief during the 18th and 19th centuries that individuals possess natural rights and are equal before the law is
A) socialism. B) nationalism. C) liberalism. D) conservatism. E) radicalism.
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A) monotheistic. B) very simple with few rules and tenets. C) severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. D) one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities. E) abstract and metaphorical.
The southern strategy involved attracting Democratic voters to the Republican Party
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