Biblical Law: The Code Of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi is similar to Biblical Laws in many ways. One example includes Statue 206 of Hammurabian Code. This exclaims that, “If during a quarrel one man strike another and wound him, then he shall swear, ‘I did not injure him wittingly,’ and pay the physicians.” In the Bible the Law of Moses it also says something very similar; “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, the one who struck the blow will not be held liable if the other can get up and walk around outside with a staff; however, the guilty party must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed” (New International Version, Exod. 21:18-19). These similarities are monstrous and rather unexpected. But, Biblical Laws hold a spiritual dimension, while to the Hammurabian Codes do not; yet these two laws from different sources hold the same basic meaning. …show more content…
Therefore, Biblical Law roots itself not only in the effect of crime, but also the cause; while Hammurabian Codes deal exclusively with the effects of crime. Also dealing with God, Biblical Law contains laws about God. An example of this includes Exodus 20:3, the first law of the Ten Commandments, which proclaims “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exod. 20:3). And in Deuteronomy, it declares that, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might” (Deut. 6:4-5). Whereas the Code of Hammurabi does not include anything about God. Therefore the Code of Hammurabi and the Laws of the Bible are similar in some ways, but Hammurabi’s Code does not include the spiritual and Godly dimension that the Bible