Biblijne oceny instytucji państwa

• Authors: Wojciechowski Michał

Title variants

EN

Biblical Opinions on the State

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

As the backgound for the opinions of the Bible on the stat, this article presents briefly the history of Israel, divided into two main periods: national monarchy (earlier period of the Old Testament) and submission to the foreign powers (later books of the Old Testament and the New Testament). The opinions of the Old Testament on the own state hesitate between hope and disappointment, between optimism (royal ideology and messianism, tasks of the king, principles of government) and criticisms (Judges 9, 1 Samuel 8-12, bad kings). A moderate conclusion is offered by the Pentateuch (law above politics, Deut 17). In the attitudes towards the empires, we find two contradictory currents: submission to foreign rule and resistance. In the New Testament we find an acceptation of the state in the New Testament (Mark 12 on taxation, authority from God in Romans 13, 1 Cor 12.12-30), but also criticisms, triggered by persecutions (life of Jesus and Paul, Rev 13-19 and the satanic side of the empire). The state has its lawful authority, both instituted and limited by God and his law. This institution has some justification, but also serious vices (godlessness, violence, high taxes). However, the citizens should obey the state which deals justly with them.

Keywords

EN

Bible; State; Power; Resistance

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Politycznych, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Forum Politologiczne
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 14 - Politologia w chrześcijańskiej myśli społeczno-politycznej
• Pages: 17-37

Contributors

author

Wojciechowski Michał

• Wydział Teologii Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie

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