Harry wrote: >It seems that the context makes the application specific and as illustrated in other passages >ie Numbers 25 not universally applicable. I don't agree. These are general principles for all capital offenses, not just specific to certain situations. That's the difference between allowing the general context of a passage to guide the hermeneutic rather than being myopic within the verse itself. Chad Richard Bresson Xenia, OH http://breusswane.blogspot.com/ -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace