THE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: SACRED TEXTS AND DOCTRINAL FOUNDATIONS

Shamsutdynova-Lebediuk T.N. та Lyalyovych V. (2025) THE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: SACRED TEXTS AND DOCTRINAL FOUNDATIONS. "Organization of scientific research in modern conditions ‘2025". с. 121-127.

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The spiritual model of the family is built upon the "sacred books"—the Old and New Testaments—which contain a set of moral and ethical requirements for marital and family relationships, as well as moral and social obligations of spouses toward each other. However, they do not offer a complete and holistic doctrine of the family but rather provide guiding ideas that have been further developed in theological tradition.
Ideological and dogmatic principles set forth ideal requirements for family life, establishing an absolute coordinate system for human existence in marriage and family. Meanwhile, mechanisms for regulating marital and family relations in historical realities are enshrined in religious and legal principles. The Old and New Testament views on marriage and family relations differ significantly. The ideas and principles of the Christian family do not reject old Testament concepts; rather, in the New Testament, the categories of Old Testament thinking are filled with new meaning.
The religious understanding of the origin of the family is profoundly mystical. In the sacred vision, the family dates back to the very first days of human existence. It is regarded as the first natural institution, blessed by God, and appears as a divinely established reality, a realization of the divine plan. The significance of Old Testament texts for Christianity, in relation to the family, is determined by their reference to the divine origins and nature of the family.

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