The ten commandments : a short history of an ancient text /

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In this lively and provocative book, Michael Coogan guides readers into the ancient past to examine the iconic Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue. How, among all the laws reportedly given on Mount Sinai, did the Ten Commandments become the Ten Commandments? When did that happen? There are...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coogan, Michael David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Ten commandments > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ten commandments.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Judaism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The three biblical versions of the Ten Commandments
  • Idols and images
  • A contract sealed with blood
  • Which version of the Ten Commandments?
  • How old are the Ten Commandments?
  • Original meanings
  • Which laws are binding?
  • Up for grabs? The selective observance of the Ten Commandments
  • Honoring the Ten Commandments
  • An ancient treaty.

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