The Way in Which it isn't

Think of differences:

Yesterday in class, we were told to compare and to contrast the Mosaic Code with Hammurabi's Code by making a Venn diagram with our assigned groups. I thought this activity was very useful and fun. In this activity, i cam to notice certain things that i would never have noticed if i had not had to compare and contrast the individual codes with each other. As is obviously well known by most, the Mosaic code was done by Moses, who was instructed by God. This makes the Mosaic Code a biblical text. This biblical text teaches lessons as does most of holy text tend to do. To me, this was possibly the most noticeable difference between the two. You see, the Mosaic Code and Hammurabi's Code are clearly both moral, maybe one more than the other, but to some level they both are. Now, the difference comes in in the way that these morals are further expressed. The Mosaic Code seats a list of values that must be followed. Hummarabi's Code is also a list of values that must be followed, but it is also a list of restrictions that must also be followed. Hammurabi's Code unlike the Mosaic Code sets what must be followed and then the possible punishement for failing to follow it. All in one, Hammurabi's Code is all about consequence while the Mosaic Code is more about teaching and putting out there what is to be viewed in what way, be it negatively or possitively. It offers more freedom for interpretation of punishment while Hammurabi's Code was basically set down in stone.