The “lex talonis” or “law of retribution” limited violence and retribution to like for like. The problem is, Jesus says, this often leads to a cycle of vengeance and tragedy. Jesus wants us to resist evil not by evil means, but by doing good. Jesus reverses “lex talonis” so that we take upon ourselves “double restitution”, bearing the punishment for the one who assaults us. Not just about gritting our teeth and enduring it, but through redemption arresting and reversing oppression. Ultimately we are to emul