biblical law
Torah's legal precepts
Biblical law refers to the religious and moral codes found in the Hebrew Bible, particularly the commandments given to Moses in the Torah.
These include the Ten Commandments and hundreds of rules governing worship, diet, justice, and daily conduct.
The term appears in discussions of Jewish tradition, Christian theology, and debates about religion's role in civil governance: Some argue biblical law should influence modern legislation.
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- dietary lawsRules governing permitted foods
- clean and uncleanStates of ritual purity
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
golden calf · inheritance · mitzvot · holiness · purification · burnt offering · blood sacrifice · Sabbath · day of rest · sacrifice · restitution · circumcision · justice · casuistry · Mosaic law · atonement · priesthood · Halakha
- Biblical IsraelIsrael, Moses, David, Solomon, Abraham
- Jewish Inheritancebirthright, double portion, firstborn, heirs, heirship
- religious lawreligious law, canon law, sharia, Islamic law, sacred law
- retributionretribution, revenge, payback, vengeance, retaliation
- circumcisioncircumcision, brit milah, bris, foreskin, mohel
- religious nationalismreligious nationalism, theocracy, state religion, Zionism, Islamism
biblical lawsecular law
Legal code without religious basis
civil law · statutory law · human law · constitutional law · common law
biblical lawlegislative act
Law passed by congress
statute · ordinance · municipal code · judicial precedent · social contract