Scripture as Legal System: Revised Edition Incorporating Reviewer Feedback
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| contents | <p><strong>This paper develops a structural and legal–theoretical model in which Christian Scripture is interpreted as a constitutional legal system.</strong> Assuming an omniscient and omnipotent God, the analysis argues that Scripture must be understood as a complete normative order containing both explicit provisions and general principles. Within this framework, the core teachings of Christ—non‑violence, the critique of authority, and the prohibition of abuse—function as general clauses structurally analogous to the modern doctrine of abuse‑of‑rights.</p> <p>The revised edition incorporates reviewer feedback by strengthening the philosophical basis for treating Scripture as a closed normative system, adding direct Scriptural citations to support the reconstruction of Christ’s general principles, and refining the analysis of institutional deviation through contemporary legal theory. Under this model, historical practices such as the Crusades and the Inquisition are interpreted not as Scriptural mandates but as decisionist suspensions of the Scriptural legal order—states of exception lacking any textual authorization.</p> <p>By sharply distinguishing the normative structure of Scripture from the later institutional practices of the Church, the paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding how a textually grounded ethical–legal system can be overridden by sovereign authority. The result is a model that clarifies the internal legal logic of Christian Scripture as a constitutional order while offering a structural critique of historical abuses committed in its name.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Scripture as Legal System: Revised Edition Incorporating Reviewer Feedback STUDENT, By Scriptural Constitutionalism Abuse of Rights Doctrine State of Exception Decisionism and Authority Normative Structure of Christian Ethics Legal Philosophy / Constitutional Theory Political Theology Christian Ethics and Scriptural Interpretation Institutional History of Christianity Normative Systems and Authority Structures <p><strong>This paper develops a structural and legal–theoretical model in which Christian Scripture is interpreted as a constitutional legal system.</strong> Assuming an omniscient and omnipotent God, the analysis argues that Scripture must be understood as a complete normative order containing both explicit provisions and general principles. Within this framework, the core teachings of Christ—non‑violence, the critique of authority, and the prohibition of abuse—function as general clauses structurally analogous to the modern doctrine of abuse‑of‑rights.</p> <p>The revised edition incorporates reviewer feedback by strengthening the philosophical basis for treating Scripture as a closed normative system, adding direct Scriptural citations to support the reconstruction of Christ’s general principles, and refining the analysis of institutional deviation through contemporary legal theory. Under this model, historical practices such as the Crusades and the Inquisition are interpreted not as Scriptural mandates but as decisionist suspensions of the Scriptural legal order—states of exception lacking any textual authorization.</p> <p>By sharply distinguishing the normative structure of Scripture from the later institutional practices of the Church, the paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding how a textually grounded ethical–legal system can be overridden by sovereign authority. The result is a model that clarifies the internal legal logic of Christian Scripture as a constitutional order while offering a structural critique of historical abuses committed in its name.</p> |
| title | Scripture as Legal System: Revised Edition Incorporating Reviewer Feedback |
| topic | Scriptural Constitutionalism Abuse of Rights Doctrine State of Exception Decisionism and Authority Normative Structure of Christian Ethics Legal Philosophy / Constitutional Theory Political Theology Christian Ethics and Scriptural Interpretation Institutional History of Christianity Normative Systems and Authority Structures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20319352 |