tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657029.post1414802449869213889..comments2023-03-23T09:56:03.136-04:00Comments on Amazed at ignorance: Abortion from a Christian PerspectiveJohn D. Ayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662722377040114818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657029.post-74330123165053496032013-10-14T07:25:56.666-04:002013-10-14T07:25:56.666-04:00I came across an essay on the web which analyzed E...I came across an essay on the web which analyzed Exodus 21:22 differently. According to the author the Hebrew word translated into "lose her fruit" doesn't actually mean "dead baby" so the baby must be alive.<br /><br />I couldn't believe anyone would use that kind of logic. It is true that the word does not mean that the "fruit" must be dead, but, neither does the word mean that the "fruit" must be alive.<br /><br />There are Hebrew words that describe a live birth too. In fact the passage describes neither a live or dead baby. My essay is focused on what happens if the baby is dead, that is true, but I make no claim in my essay that the baby must be dead.<br /><br />Think of the passage this way, "If men strive and cause a woman to give birth before her time...." It doesn't say that, does it? I could include a passage that addresses the possibility of a premature birth, but, there is no controversy over causing a premature birth in Christianity so why would I, or God, address it? <br /><br />Premature babies can have difficulty and die or have costly problems and if someone causes either the loss of a baby or a premature birth with problems then Judges should decide a recompense. If the baby is happy and healthy then no recompense is required.John D. Ayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662722377040114818noreply@blogger.com