Cheek
The Carpenter taught his followers to "turn the other cheek", a statement which has resounded throughout the years for discussion as to it's meaning. Many have erroneously assumed it means the carpenters followers are weak and cowardly, refusing to stand up against evil. Yet Jesus has actually taught, not passive acceptance, or even violent resistance, he teaches "assertive non-violent resistance." The answer lies in understanding the culture of the day, "The key to understanding the argument is rigorous attention to the social customs of the Jewish homeland in the first century and what these sayings would have meant in that context. To illustrate with the saying about turning the other cheek: it specifies that the person has been struck on the right cheek. How can you be struck on the right cheek? You have to act this out in order to get the point: you can be struck on the right cheek only by an overhand blow with the left hand, or with a backha...