Golden Rule

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2500 BCE

1000+ CE

Ancient Near East

The Eloquent Peasant

Hebrew Bible

Leviticus 19:18

Deuterocanon

Tobit 4:15 Sirach 31:15

Pseudepigrapha

Letter of Aristeas Letter of Aristeas 1:207 2 Enoch 61:1

Classical

Seneca Moral Epistles 9:3

New Testament

Mark 12:31 Matthew 5:43 Matthew 7:12

Targum

Onkelos Leviticus 19:18 Pseudo Jonathan Leviticus 19:18

Early Christian

Didache 1:2 Clement of Alexandria Stromata 2.23

Rabbinic

Pirkei Avot 2:10 Avot D'Rabbi Natan 26 Shabbat 31a

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The Golden Rule—commonly expressed as "treat others as you would like to be treated"—is a fundamental ethical principle that has appeared in cultures and philosophies across history. Found in ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China, it is a core teaching in major religious traditions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Despite cultural differences, this principle has consistently served as a universal guideline for fostering empathy and justice.

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