one such example is the quote "an eye for an eye". Today this sounds as condoning revenge or vigilantism, as opposed to forgiveness. But in its historical con

one such example is the quote "an eye for an eye". Today this sounds as condoning revenge or vigilantism, as opposed to forgiveness. But in its historical context, it was in fact the opposite, since the norm at the time used to be to engage in vastly unequal retaliation (e.g. "your entire family for an eye").