Law of Moses, etc.

 

Question:  Was the Law of Moses the first Law of moral behaviour?

 

The first example in the Bible, is that in the “garden of Eden”, where God stated to Adam and Eve that only one fruit was not to be consumed, on the pain of “death”.

What was God's commandment to Noah?

The Lord commanded Noah and his family to multiply and replenish the Earth, instructed them on how to treat living things, and commanded them not to shed man's blood (murder).

In Judaism, the Seven Laws of Noah (Hebrew: שבע מצוות בני נחSheva Mitzvot B'nei Noach), otherwise referred to as the Noahide Laws[1][2][3][4] or the Noachian Laws[1][5] (from the Hebrew pronunciation of "Noah"), are a set of universal moral Laws which, according to the Talmud, were given by God as a covenant with Noah and with the "sons of Noah"—that is, all of humanity.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8]

The Seven Laws of Noah include prohibitions against worshipping idolscursing Godmurderadultery and sexual immoralitythefteating flesh torn from a living animal.

What are the Noahide Laws established by God with Noah?

The seven Noahide Laws as traditionally enumerated in the Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin 56a-b and Tosefta Avodah Zarah 9:4, are the following:

·         Not to worship idols.

·         Not to curse God.

·         Not to commit murder.

·         Not to commit adultery or sexual immorality.

·         Not to steal.

·         Not to eat flesh torn from a living animal.

 

Wikipedia: Some of the earliest known human moral development theories came from philosophers like ConfuciusAristotle and Rousseau, who took a more humanist perspective and Roma Mia gohthe development of a sense of conscience and virtue. In the modern-day, empirical research has explored morality through a moral psychology lens by theorists like Sigmund Freud and its relation to cognitive development by theorists like Jean PiagetLawrence KohlbergB. F. SkinnerCarol Gilligan, and Judith Smetana.

Moral development often emphasizes the culture, beliefs, emotions, attitudes, and behaviour’s that contribute to a person's moral understanding.

Google: What is the first rule of moral Law?

The first principle, known as natural Law theory, ensures just Laws by maintaining harmony between Law and morality.  Under natural Law theory, Laws that violate the moral precepts of natural Law are invalid and unenforceable.

What was the first Law in the Bible?

Obedience is the first Law of Heaven, the cornerstone upon which all righteousness and progression rest.  It consists in compliance with divine Law, in conformity to the mind and will of Deity, in complete subjection to God and his commands”.

What are the moral Laws of Moses?

Moral Laws – on murder, theft, honesty, adultery, etc. Social Laws – on property, inheritance, marriage and divorce.  Food Laws – on what is clean and unclean, on cooking and storing food.  Purity Laws – on menstruation, seminal emissions, skin disease and mildew, etc.

What was the first Law known to man?

The oldest written set of Laws known to us is the Code of Hammurabi.  He was the king of Babylon between 1792 BC and 1758 BC.

What is the first Law according to Jesus?

In Matthew 22:36–40, a Pharisee lawyer asked Jesus "which is the great commandment in the Law?" Jesus responded, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment.

 

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