Sodom represents something more terrifying than lawlessness: it represents law itself weaponized against justice. Like Nazi Germany, which had elaborate legal codes and judicial proceedings, Sodom shows us that the form of law can mask the perversion of justice.

Where Can Wisdom Be Found?     Zohar Atkins     10.31.2025

ISBE on the Intertexts to the Golden Rule

The general principle of reciprocity embodied in the “golden rule” is not unique to Jesus’ teaching. Among the Greeks, Isocrates stated a similar principle: “You should be such in your dealings with others as you expect me to be in my dealings with you” (Nicocles or The Cyprians 49). Similar maxims are found