Old Testament
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the Old Testament
in the texts
Ancient Law
The Hebrew scripture cited as laying down the rule that bloodshed is to be punished by death.
The New Testament was appealed to as proving that secular rulers exist for the terror of evil-doers;
Law in a Free State
A scripture cited alongside the Koran as evidence that polygamy has historically coexisted comfortably with religion.
We have only to read the Koran or the Old Testament to see that polygamy and religion can be on very good terms.