Not an ethical issue in the OT; maintaining population growth was a national priority. But cf. Jer. 20: 15–18. For Christian theologians the issue of when human personhood and immortalizability begins is contentious.
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Not an ethical issue in the OT; maintaining population growth was a national priority. But cf. Jer. 20: 15–18. For Christian theologians the issue of when human personhood and immortalizability begins is contentious.