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Východiska rodinného práva v knize Genesis
The Foundations of Family Law in the Book of Genesis

Author(s): Jiří Kašný
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Společnost pro církevní právo
Keywords: marriage; family; Book of Genesis; consent to marriage; unity; indissolubility; the good of the spouses; procreation and education of children;

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this study is the background behind the basic characteristics of marriage and family in the Book of Genesis. According to canon law, these basic characteristics include the fact that marriage is created by the consent of a man and a woman, its essential attributes are unity and indissolubility, and marriage is directed towards the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring. The method of this study is to analyse and structurally evaluate the texts of the genealogies, the Abrahamic tradition and the chapters on origins in the Book of Genesis with the aim of finding in them the rules and structure of the individual roles and relationships and their dynamic aspects in marriage and the family, and to what extent they are connected with the aforementioned basic characteristics of marriage and the family.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2023
  • Issue No: 90
  • Page Range: 73-100
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Czech