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As two classic works of Western and Chinese civilizations, to a large extent the Analects and the Bible can represent the two civilizations. Through textual analysis, the paper finds that filial piety occupies a great position in both the two classics for it is the foundation of personal morality and the precondition of all education. The differences of filial piety in the two classics mainly lay in the different goals and functions. In the Analects, filial piety serves as a way to achieve benevolence which is Confuciuss core thought and functions to maintain the order of feudal society. While in the Bible, filial piety functions as a way for men to achieve their ultimate goal, being loyal and obedient to the supreme God.
Yang et al. (Wed,) studied this question.