The notion of "an eye for an eye" is usually cited or held up as typical of the harsh and cruel standards of the vengeful Old Testament God.

以眼还眼“的概念常被引用，被推崇为带有报复,心理的《旧约》上帝所制定的典型标准，严酷而残忍。

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To so many readers it has seemed that Eve is actually quoting Milton's much earlier writing, Areopagitica, in her defense, and it has an incredibly unsettling effect. Evil has to be challenged.

对于很多读者，这似乎是夏娃引用弥尔顿,早期的作品《论出版自由》为自己辩护，这又造成了极大的混乱的影响，恶在这里被挑战了。

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