Great Commandment
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The Great Commandment is Jesus’ teaching that love of God and love of neighbor are the supreme moral duties and the foundation of Christian ethical life.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethical teaching
→
biblical commandment → teaching of Jesus → |
| addresses |
relationship with God
→
relationship with neighbor → |
| audience |
Jewish legal experts in the Gospels
→
disciples of Jesus → |
| basedOn | Shema Yisrael → |
| category |
Christian ethics
→
moral theology → |
| centralTheme | love → |
| contrastedWith | legalistic observance of law → |
| describedAs | supreme moral duty in Christianity → |
| emphasizes | agape love → |
| ethicalFocus |
integration of worship and ethics
→
priority of love over ritual → |
| ethicalImplication | basis for Christian morality → |
| firstCommand | love God with all your heart, soul, and mind → |
| foundationOf | Christian ethical life → |
| foundIn |
Gospel of Luke
→
Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament → |
| hasPart |
love of God
→
love of neighbor → |
| influences |
Catholic social teaching
→
surface form:
Christian social teaching
Christian views on charity → Christian views on justice → |
| interpretedAs | summary of divine law → |
| linguisticForm | double commandment → |
| moralPriority | greatest commandment → |
| quotesFrom |
Deuteronomy 6:4–5
→
Leviticus 19 →
surface form:
Leviticus 19:18
|
| relatedConcept |
Golden Rule
→
Law of Christ → |
| religiousTradition | Christianity → |
| requires |
self-giving love toward others
→
wholehearted devotion to God → |
| scope | universal moral principle → |
| scripturalStatus | commandment → |
| secondCommand | love your neighbor as yourself → |
| statusInLiturgy | frequently cited in Christian worship → |
| statusInTradition | core Christian doctrine → |
| summarizes |
Halakha
→
surface form:
Mosaic Law
the Prophets → |
| taughtBy |
Jesus Christ
→
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.