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It is difficult to know when retribution was first used as a philosophy of justice, but the concept regularly recurs in many religions. There are mentions of it in several religious texts, including the Bible and the Qurʾān.
- Jon'a F. Meyer
This article's main concern, however, is to examine the evolution of Biblical thought and expression concerning divine retribution, or how the Judeo-Christian God was considered to reward virtue and to punish vice.
Jun 18, 2014 · The concept of retributive justice has been used in a variety of ways, but it is best understood as that form of justice committed to the following three principles: that those who commit certain kinds of wrongful acts, paradigmatically serious crimes, morally deserve to suffer a proportionate punishment;
The Bible refers to divine retribution as, in most cases, being delayed or "treasured up" to a future time. [4] Sight of God's supernatural works and retribution would militate against faith in God's Word. [5]
Retribution theology holds that people are treated by God based on how they behave. If you have cancer, it's because of God's punishment for your misdeeds. If you become wealthy, it's because you please God.
Retribution is based on the concept of lex talionis—that is, the law of retaliation. At its core is the principle of equal and direct retribution, as expressed in Exodus 21:24 as “an eye for an eye.” Destroying the eye of a person of equal social standing meant that one’s own eye would be put out.
Aug 1, 2002 · This chapter addresses two questions: first, that of the nature of Herodotus' belief in divine retribution (its significance in the Histories, the actions which receive retribution, the means by which the conclusion of divine retribution is drawn); and secondly, the question of how Herodotus could have believed such a thing, how such a belief ...
