Czcij (…), abyś długo żył na ziemi. O czwartym przykazaniu z myślą o podręcznikach i lekcjach języka polskiego
Honour (...) that you may live long on earth. On the Fourth Commandment for Textbooks and Polish Language Lessons

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to show the tension between the Old Testament, which is religiously motivated honour thy father and thy mother, and the modern version, which is earthly, human, respect the father and mother, respect the parents. The way to achieve this will be through didactic activities that expand the field of knowledge: reading the full versions of the fourth commandment; to know the terrible penalties that threaten to be imposed for the misconduct of honor of parents; recalling scenes of child sacrifice; reading Polish interpretations of the Fourth Commandment by M. Rej and E. Gliczner. Conclusion: for us in our time, it is most appropriate to require the natural respect of children for parents – without any mediation of old religious beliefs.

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