i've heard it said, and i don't really know enough historical details to confirm, that turning the other cheek in the context of His time actually referred to forcing a Roman to slap you with the wrong side of his hand a second time, thus declaring you an equal or somesuch. so, really, Jesus Christ was telling His followers to troll some Romans to resist their somewhat harsh rule, not to go find people to get slapped by and never fight back.
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Thats one of the theories thats been proposed and it could definately be the case, but it could also just be good old Hyperbole. But in no way was it meant to be taken literally, otherwise Christ wouldnt have repeatedly told the Jews He would destroy them if they killed Him (which they did, and got sacked by the Romans not once but twice in retribution).
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