Without getting "biblical" ( I'm a devout fence sitter)
An "eye for an eye" has been superceded along with some other old testament Wonders -
Feast your eyes on-
Don't wear clothes made of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't cut your hair nor shave. (Leviticus 19:27)
If you find out a city worships a different god, destroy the city and kill all of it's inhabitants... even the animals. (Deuteronomy 13:12-15)
Kill anyone with a different religion. (Deuteronomy 17:2-7)
The old testament ( torah) is right up there with the Quran for Bronze age, primitive savagery, However, along came jeezy chreezy who said ( for example) -
You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.—Matthew 5:38-42
But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
—Luke 6:27-31
Unfortunately he was soon followed by the misogynistic, conservative, authoritarian twat Paul and the raving looney who wrote Revelations.
Swiftly followed by the council of Nicaea ( oddly enough in Turkey) who did a cut,paste and hatchet job to the umpteen assorted gospels ( including the gospel of judas) and Hey presto the Modern ( ish) bible
I find the message of all "the books" interesting...... just a shame it got subverted by unscrupulous human beings in order to ( by fear) control and enslave .
now where did I put my porn magazines