The history of jurisprudence spans at least forty-four centuries, in during all but one of which the dominant theories underlying law were the natural law theories. During most of the twentieth century the legal academy viewed natural law as something unworthy of discussion. Lately, however natural law seems to be gaining its rightful place of eminence. In this light, it is pertinent to analyse one of the most important and highly controversial source of natural law- the Bible and other Biblical Texts. The article seeks to provide an interesting insight into the concept of natural law, as portrayed in Christian Texts and practices.

The Path of the Law

by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

10 Harvard Law Review 457 (1897)