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Encyclopedia > Divine Law

Divine law is any law (or rule) that comes directly from the will of God (or a god), such as from the Bible in Christianity or in Islam the Qur'an from Allah himself, etcetera. Law (from the late Old English lagu of probable North Germanic origin) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, forbid or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, one of the manifestations of the ultimate reality or God in Hinduism This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as recounted in the New Testament. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The , (Arabic: recitation, also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and Alcoran, Turkish Kuran), is the central text of Islam. ... For other uses, see Allah (disambiguation). ...


Like natural law (which may be seen as a manifestation of divine law) it is independent of the will of man, who cannot change it. However it may be revealed or not, so it changes in human perception in time through new revelation (e.g. the New Testament after the Old (mosaic law), the Qur'an claiming to be a third manifested version of the same divine will), or at least its interpretation evolves. It has been suggested that Anarchist law be merged into this article or section. ... Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written...


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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Moral Aspect of Divine Law (2324 words)
We distinguish between the Old Law, contained in the Pentateuch, and the New Law, which was revealed by Jesus Christ and is contained in the New Testament.
Divine Law of the Old Testament, or the Mosaic Law, is commonly divided into civil, ceremonial, and
Divine Law of both the Old and the New Testament.
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