论《旧约》和《太平经》中的两性与婚姻思想

A Comparison Between the Old Testament's and Taiping jing's Understanding of Gender and Marriage

中国道教从天人感应的视角出发,以宇宙命理对应人间秩序,提出"道"的概念,作为其最高哲学范畴,此概念被视为宇宙与人间万物的终极根源。道教的阴阳观把事物分成阴阳两性,并通过二者的相互转化、和合,最终达到"天人合一"、"道通为一"的境界。与道教相近的是,犹太教的造人神话提出了把男女两性作为相辅相成的两种属性,从不同侧面建构出耶和华的完整形象,体现了阴阳结合的两性观。为早期道教经典著作之一的《太平经》也揭示了两性之间的联系,而《旧约》作为早期犹太人的经典著作,反映了犹太民族"两性观"和"婚姻观"的发展和演变。通过对两个作品文本的分析与比较研究,对阴阳结合的两性观和婚姻观与神、人之婚约试作初步阐发和比较。

Daoism puts forward the concept of 'the Dao' as the ontological foundation of the universe,arguing that a natural force governs both man and society.In addition,Daoism's theory of 'Yin and Yang' promulgates that through inter-balance it is possible to reach a harmony between man and the universe.Similar to Daoism's Yin Yang theory,the Old Testament's creation myth takes man and woman as separate,yet complementary,entities which together constitute a complete representation of God.Judaism's earliest classic,The Old Testament,reflects the early evolution and development of Jewish thinking on gender and marriage.Likewise,the Taiping jing,one of Daoisms earlier classics,puts forward its own unique theory on gender and marriage.Through textual analysis,this paper will make a preliminary comparison and exposition of the two works' theories on gender and marriage.