http://newsok.com/oklahoma-state-capitol-to-display-ten-commandments/article/3370730
Rep. Mike Ritze says “We get our laws from the Ten Commandments. Many of our laws date back to English law, which dates back to Roman law, which comes from Mosaic law.” One must suppose that the Romans were a wholly lawless people until they took the time and effort to conquer Palestine and assimilate its culture and legal traditions. Alternatively, as in the history books I’ve read, the Romans were able to conquer Palestine precisely because they had developed a structured and highly organized society on their own, drawing upon divine inspiration from a mythical pantheon and countless local deities, but never from the monotheism of the ancient near east.
Is it possible to trace even one law from the Mosiac or Levitical codes directly into Roman law? I put this challenge to the theocrats. Go forth and rewrite history.
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