የቤተክርስቲያን አቋም እስከ ቅርብ ክፍለ ዘመን ድረስ በሙሴ ህግና በጊዜው የበላይነት በነበራቸው ባህሎችና የሐሳብ አመለካከት ተፅእኖ ነበረባት።
The position of the Christian Church until recent centuries seems to have been influenced by both the Mosaic Law and by the streams of thought that were dominant in its contemporary cultures.