赎罪之法,由来甚古,据史书所载,自虞舜时代迄于明清,代有赎法。对应否设赎的问题,自汉唐以来,论者颇众,或赞成设,或主张去,莫衷一是。本文试图就这个问题,作一些初步探讨以就教。一、赎罪之法始于何代?赎刑之名,最早见于《虞书·舜典》:“金作赎刑”。对这句经文,后世之人发表了许多议论。先是孔安国作传以为所谓之 Atonement of the Law, the origin of ancient history, according to the history books, since the era of Yu Shun Ming and Qing Dynasties, on behalf of redemption. Corresponding to whether there is a foreclosure problem, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, quite a few of the commentators, or agree to set up, or advocate go unpunished. This article attempts to make some preliminary discussions on this issue in order to teach. First, the law of atonement began in what generation? The name of redemption, first seen in “Yu Shu Shun Code”: “King for redemption.” There have been many discussions on this verse and later generations. Kong Anguang first known as so-called