Matthew 5:38 known as the principle of "lex talionis", is an ancient statement of the principle of retributive punishment dating back to the Code of Hammurabi. This phrasing appears several times in the Old Testament at Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, and Deuteronomy 19:21. This was a moderate rule compared with the blood feuds described in Genesis 4:23-24. The New Testament scholar R. T. France notes that by Jesus' era such punishments were no longer in practice, rather they had been replaced with fines judged to be of equal value to the damage caused. Thus, according to France, Jesus is not here condemning
The Book of Genesis (comics) girl', which evokes the woman’s subservient status." Chester Brown wrote "Robert Crumb is probably the world's greatest living cartoonist, and his "The Book of Genesis" (2009) might be his masterpiece. It's certainly the best comics adaptation of biblical material that I know of." Brown cited "The Book of Genesis" as an influence on his own biblical graphic novel, "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus". In 2013 the 'The Book of Genesis' was exhibited at the 55th International Venice Art Biennale. Each page of the graphic novel was individually exhibited in uniformed black frames. The audience was invited to follow