If you're thinking Hammurabi, then I'd say that it's an eye for an eye.
The main idea of Hammurabi's Code was a set of laws and crimes.
The US Code is the main body of U.S. federal laws.
Justinian code of laws
The chorus in a song is a repeated section that usually contains the main message or theme of the song. The refrain is a shorter repeated section that appears throughout the song but may not necessarily contain the main message.
The main part of a Christmas carol is typically called the chorus. It is the part that is repeated throughout the song and often contains the main message or theme of the carol.
Buddha throughout his life preached the message of Ahimsa (non violence), which is the main theme of Buddhism. Buddhism spread throughout the continent of Asia and is now the state religion of China, Japan.
The Hammurabi code was the first written codified set of laws in history as far as we know. The code was just to everyone in the empire being rich, poor or slave.
The main thematic feature is the central idea or message that a work of art, literature, or other forms of expression conveys to its audience. It is the underlying subject or topic that is explored and developed throughout the piece.
It was a complex Legal code - a body of laws. There were four principal subparts- The Codex proper- the body of laws- in effect throughout the Empire, the Pandex or Digest ( sort of like an all-subjects index- arranged according to subject, as are modern Canon Law digests.( Pan means all in Latin, as in Pan-American). The Institutes was the third part of the code and this took the form of a textbook or technical manual for training legal staff. Finally there was the Novellae- best translated as News- a supplement of Newer laws. So the main parts of the code were the Codex, Pandex ( not Spandex), Institutes, and Supplement, or New. there you have it. get the to the Court House.
It was a complex Legal code - a body of laws. There were four principal subparts- The Codex proper- the body of laws- in effect throughout the Empire, the Pandex or Digest ( sort of like an all-subjects index- arranged according to subject, as are modern Canon Law digests.( Pan means all in Latin, as in Pan-American). The Institutes was the third part of the code and this took the form of a textbook or technical manual for training legal staff. Finally there was the Novellae- best translated as News- a supplement of Newer laws. So the main parts of the code were the Codex, Pandex ( not Spandex), Institutes, and Supplement, or New. there you have it. get the to the Court House.
The main ideas in Jesus' message was "Believe in God" and everything that pertained to that.
That which is hateful to you, do not do to others.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------