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The ten commandments : a short history of an ancient text / Michael Coogan. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)2014.Description: xiii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300178715
  • 9780300212501
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1285.C769.C664 2014
  • BS1285
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Contents:
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.
Subject: "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 several versions of the Decalogue in the Old Testament, so how have different groups determined which is the most authoritative? Why were different versions created?"--Jacket.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS1285.52.C66 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001758511

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

"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 several versions of the Decalogue in the Old Testament, so how have different groups determined which is the most authoritative? Why were different versions created?"--Jacket.

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