Even after capital punishment was inflicted, the body of a
criminal had to be treated respectfully lest the land be defiled
(Deut. 21:23). Certain forms of torture have flagrantly
disrespected people’s bodies.
- Phillip Kayser, Torture: A Biblical Critique, p. 19, http://biblicalblueprints.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Torture.pdf.
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