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Divine law is any body of law that is perceived as deriving from a transcendent source, such as the will of God or gods – in contrast to man-made law or to secular law. According to Angelos Chaniotis and Rudolph F. Peters , divine laws are typically perceived as superior to man-made laws, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] sometimes due to an assumption that their ...
On the divine law. Chapter 5. On ceremonies and narratives. Chapter 6. On miracles. Chapter 7. On the interpretation of Scripture. Chapter 8. Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings. Chapter 9. Further queries about the same books. Chapter 10. Remaining Old Testament books. Chapter 11. Apostles and prophets. Chapter 12. Divine law and ...
One is the Mosaic Law (from what Christians consider to be the Old Testament), also called divine law or biblical law; the most famous example is the Ten Commandments. Another is the instructions of Jesus of Nazareth to his disciples in the Gospel (often referred to as the Law of Christ or the New Commandment or the New Covenant , in contrast ...
Positive ecclesiastical laws, based directly or indirectly upon immutable divine law or natural law, derive formal authority in the case of universal laws from promulgation by the supreme legislator—the supreme pontiff, who possesses the totality of legislative, executive, and judicial power in his person, [7] or by the College of Bishops ...
The Questions each argue for a single thesis and defend it against objections. The division is as follows: [12] 1. IN GENERAL. Q. 90: Of the Essence of Law (the rationality, end, cause, and promulgation of law) Q. 91: Of the Various Kinds of Law (eternal, natural, human, divine, sin laws) Q. 92: Of the Effects of Law. 2. IN PARTICULAR. Q. 93 ...
Philosophy and theology shape the concepts and self-understanding of canon law as the law of both a human organization and as a supernatural entity, since the Catholic Church believes that Jesus Christ instituted the church by direct divine command, while the fundamental theory of canon law is a meta-discipline of the "triple relationship ...
Roman law was divided into the res divina and res publica, the divine and public or political spheres, the latter phrase being the origin of the English word "republic." Res divina also means, as a technical term, ritual sacrifice. In the Roman system of belief, religio was the acknowledgement of superiors through honores (honours).
Jesus Christ, whom the Catholic Church believes to be her divine founder, is the original source of divine laws laid down chiefly in the Constitution of the Church, and next to Him the Apostles as lawgivers either of divine or human laws, viz.: as inspired or merely human instruments. [12]