William J. Webb defuses misguided readings of biblical passages that call for the corporal punishment of children, slaves and wrongdoers. Setting these passages in their ancient cultural context, Webb reaffirms the importance of reading Scripture with Gods redemptive movement in mind.William J....
1.punishment or penalty applied at the discretion of a court or other authority, as contrasted with a penalty predetermined by statute. 2.the imposing of such a penalty. —amercer,n. caneology Humorous.advocacy of the use of a cane in corporal punishment. ...
The ancient punishments were brought to England. Until the nineteenth century, the death penalty, orCapital Punishment, was imposed in England for more than 200 different crimes. Most of these crimes were petty violations, such as pick-pocketing or swindling. A defendant could be hanged, burned ...
class="MsoNormalIn Corporal punishment harms, no good in it (DN, June 19), Frank Peters cites the Bible to support his position that corporal punishment is harmful to a child and incorrectly implies that the rod and staff are the same thing. It is alright, godly to discipline a child, ...
(2006). Attitudes predict the use of physical punishment: A prospective study of the emergence of disciplinary practices. Pediatrics, 117(6), 2055–2064. Article Google Scholar Webb, W. J. (2011). Corporal punishment in the Bible: A redemptive movement-hermeneutic for troubling texts. Inter...
Running title: Corporal punishment Corporal punishment is a form of discipline that is deeply ingrained in Western society. The bible reads "he that spareth his rod / hateth his son: but he that loveth him his chasteneth his betimes" (Proverbs, 13:24), and this sentiment is clearly reflec...
In particular, The Wife of Bath challenges the stereotypes of what may appear to be “normal” treatment of women during this time period (TheBestNotes.com). She identifies the distinctions between “traditional” gender roles and relates them to passages from the bible, which are then taken ...
1. God's punishments for sin often appear even in the body of man.(1) Because sin is committed in the body.(2) The body being the more sensitive part, it may affect us the more when we feel God's punishments in it.(3) That others may have the more clear example in beholding ...
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This is a story in the Bible, says owner went abroad, the money to his slaves, according to his ability is more or less, such as when he came back, the servants, and some earn more, earn less, some buried to the fields is never made. Master all of them earned, and reward and ...