Is Our justice system influenced by Judaism or Christianity?

[NoChanceWithoutJeeves]

Our justice system is not run by a bipolar god that turns people into salt (sarah) or puts gays to death (leviticus 20:13) or sets a bear to kill a bunch of kids making fun of bald people. Honestly it is best to assume our justice system did very well WITHOUT RELIGION. Religion didn't do jack shit. Stop giving credit to an imaginary god, you are only wasting space.




So no, our justice system is moreover influenced by Greek and Roman cultures. The Roman goddess Justice, who is mostly seen in front of courtrooms and such, was influenced by Roman mythology. What did your god do again? Oh Wait he drowned everyone on earth. Sounds like genocide. Didn't this god also put a bunch of Egyptian babies through genocide? Seriously there is like a genocide every ten pages of the bible.




So lets face it stupid trolls of the web, such as No Chance Without ***Jesus***. Our society evolved through the sophisticated cultures of Greek and Roman. Christianity didn't do diddly shit. Religion has never done a thing.
No surprise. The retarded people have found me.

 

[mmamapajamam1]

This q reveals lack of knowledge of the Torah system of justice that gave Israel judges to rule and a later legal system that was said to have actually influenced their Greek rulers and later Romans whose own cultures and rules of laws were syncretized with those of ancient Judea & reveals a lack of knowledge of history.Christianity indeed is primarily the influence of Greek and Roman culture and an attempt to assimilate the Jewish world view and laws out of existence, however, Torah stated "justice, justice, shall you pursue", long before Alexander the Great brought his Hellenizing influence to Israel.
Jewish laws that predated the Sanhedrin of the Temple and are foundational in the Torah to Judaism remain as relevant today as when they were received at Sinai. While most cultures of the world have developed their own values, laws and rules of justice, many have often influenced one another. I see as much influence from the Iroquois laws in our legal system in the US as I do from that of Torah..or the Greeks and Romans.
The Jewish people are a people who have remained so because of the laws of Torah. Justice and mercy go hand in hand in the Torah. I could fill volumes regarding the ethical precepts of Torah that we still hold dear, but here I'll share just a few.
Recall that the Greeks and Romans considered their rulers to be incarnate deities and could and often did murder and eliminate peoples. Their empires fell and both tried to eliminate the Jews and Jewish law. So, why make the Greek and Romam culture the paragon of virtue, either? And their system of justice often invoked their own religion. The asker's argument that religion didn't do "jack" makes no sense to anyone educated in history of any of the peoples involved.
Tzelem Elohim – image of God – The foundational principle of Jewish ethics that every human being is created in the image of God and must be treated accordingly (Genesis 1:27; Genesis Rabbah 24).
Adam Yachid – a single human being – The rabbinic concept that one human being was
created originally so that no one can say, „my father was greater than your father." In other words, every human being is unique and inherently precious (M ishna Sanhedrin 4:5).
Ahavat Ger = love of “the stranger in your midst” – A series of laws insisting on
compassionate behaviour towards strangers, empathy with foreigners, and their inclusion in every aspect of society (Exodus 22:20,;23:9; Deuteronomy 16:14; Tractate on Strangers, Minor Tractates of Talmud).
Ahavat Ha-Beriot– love of all of God’s creations – A principle that encourages
appreciation for the world and all of its inhabitants (Leviticus 19.18; Avot of Rabbi Nathan 16).
Darchei Shalom – ways of peace – Talmudic rulings intent on preserving societal
peace and maintaining positive inter-ethnic relations; includes directives to feed the poor of the gentiles and care for their vital needs (M. Shevi’it 4:3; Gittin 61a).
Hakaim Takim Imo – you shall surely lift up with him – A law designed to
encourage aid to one in distress, even one’s enemy (Exodus 23:4; T.B. Baba Metzia 32a).
Umot ha-Olam – other nations of the world – A set of principles recommending
care and respect for gentiles, especially those who are vulnerable or in need
(Kiddushin 33a; Pesachim 113b; Berachot 17a).
K’vod Ha-B’riot – honor for all human beings – A set of values and laws designed
to encourage dignity and respect for all human beings (M. Avot 2:10; 4:1; 4:3).
Shoftim – Judges – The only positive mitzvah of the seven Noachide laws; the universal
obligation to set up a system of justice. This requires any human society to guarantee equal treatment before the law for all people (T.B. Sanhedrin 56-60).
edit: to the answer that says Jesus "limited" the eye for an eye. Nonsense. ...the New Testament revealed it wasn't even speaking to the Jewish law invoked but a complete misunderstanding or misrepresentation. the "eye for an eye" was NOT promoting vengeance. that was speaking of the monetary value or equal value of something ..NOT to poke out an eye for an eye, but regarding JUST and equal compensation!
edit: Until I run out of room..more laws Mishpat, Din -justice, law – A foundational set of rabbinic assumptions about the need for good government and a just legal system (Zechariah 8:26; M. Avot 1:18; 3:2; Deuteronomy Rabbah 5; Sanhedrin 7a, 8a).
G’zelah -the prohibition against unlawfully seizing other people’s property, particularly
the poor and vulnerable (Exodus 20:13, Leviticus 19:13, Jeremiah 20:12; Proverbs 22:22; Job 24:9; T.B. Sanhedrin 108a). Ma’akeha L’Gagechah – erect a railing for your roof – The obligation to ensure
that your own home does not prove dangerous and, more generally, to provide safe living conditions for others (Deuteronomy 22:8).
Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof - justice, justice, you must pursue – The obligation to
actively promote justice (Leviticus 19.36; Deuteronomy 16.20; Zechariah 8.16-17; M. Avot 1.18)

 

[lona]

It is not influenced by a god it is influenced by laws of Judaism.

 

[believer]

Thanks for your "opinion" but you are WRONG! You better go back to school and learn history!

 

[Neuropsych]

It's influenced by Freemasonry. Read your history. You might also want to visit a Masonic Temple to get this kind of info.

 

[Fatherofthegods]

Why are you asking a question to which you already claim to know the answer?