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The New Testament is similar to the Old Testament in terms of some fundamental attitudes towards alcohol. St Paul, for example, in the spirit of the Old Testament, unequivocally condemns drunkenness but recommends the consumption of wine in moderate amounts. Nevertheless, there are significant differences in emphasis between the two documents. Wine is referred to as God's gift in six of the books from the Old Testament, and no such description is offered in the New Testament. Total abstention seems acceptable only under exceptional circumstances in the Old Testament, while it is implicitly extolled through the exemplary role of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Finally, penalties for drunkards, including loss of salvation, are proportionally more frequent and comprehensive in the New Testament.
在对待酒精的一些基本态度方面，《新约全书》与《旧约全书》相似。例如，圣保罗秉承《旧约全书》的精神，明确谴责醉酒行为，但建议适量饮用葡萄酒。然而，这两部文献在侧重点上存在显著差异。在《旧约全书》的六部书中，葡萄酒被称为上帝的礼物，而《新约全书》中没有这样的描述。在《旧约全书》中，只有在特殊情况下完全戒酒似乎才是可以接受的，而在《新约全书》中，通过施洗约翰的模范作用含蓄地推崇了完全戒酒。最后，在《新约全书》中，对酒鬼的惩罚，包括失去救赎，相对更频繁、更全面。
