The Golden Rule Poster – A History
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The Golden Rule Poster – A History
“That which is hateful unto you, do not do unto your neighbor.
This philosophy of goodness was unique to Judaism. Before Sinai, people assumed that the gods cared only about sacrifice and prayer. They assumed the gods had the same attitude as selfish human beings, caring only for what could be done to them. In ancient civilizations, from those of the Near East to the Greeks and Romans, human beings were the pl
... See moreGolden Rule in the Negative Form in Palestinian Jewish Literature
In ancient Jewish Palestinian literature the saying is found only in a negative version;a likewise in the “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles.”b The positive version in Jesus’ mouth goes beyond the negative version just as far as, for example, “help and support” goes beyond “do no harm.”
... See moreTobit 4:15 and the Golden Rule:
15 And what you hate, do not do to anyone
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989), Tob 4:14–15.