Biblical Covenants and Their Significance for Civil Law
( Pp. 136-139)

Abstract: In the early stages of the development of human civilization, religion played a significant role in shaping the laws by which people lived, and therefore it had a significant impact on modern civil law. The purpose of this study is to determine the significance of the Biblical covenants for civil society. The author analyzes the essence of religious norms and customs and determines how religious norms influenced the formation of modern civil law. The author comes to the conclusion that law and religion are two different systems of norms that play an important role in regulating public relations. While law is based on laws and has legal control mechanisms, religious norms are based on faith and have spiritual consequences, while religion sanctifies values, attitudes and codes of conduct that are unshakable and unconditional and are able to legitimize socially significant values and give them the authority necessary to comply with the stated principles and laws.

Vasilyeva E.N. Biblical Covenants and Their Significance for Civil Law // Gaps in Russian Legislation. 2023. Vol. 16. №8. Pp. 136-139. (in Russ.). EDN: PKYJNW

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lawmaking, civil law, law, Christianity, Bible..