... Odyssey were considered "War Poems." The acts which were performed in the tales exemplified the ideas of violence and vengeance. Klassen provides an example of this thirst for vengeance when he quotes Agamemnon stating, "No; we are not going to leave a single one of them alive, down to the babies in ... word of God. Because the Hebrews viewed God as sacred, the show of rage was always present, but their anger was rarely carried into violent action. The use of Shalom became used with certain rules. JUDAISM AND THE QUEST FOR PEACE In the Jewish religion, the commandments of love that ......

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