The Decalogue

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Abstract

Although phrased in semi-legal apodictic style, the Decalogue is not a legal code per se but more of a covenant document, which defines the borders of affiliation between the Israelite people and their God. The following discussion highlights the significance and uniqueness of the Decalogue, surveys the different methodological approaches to its study, and focuses on but two major angles within the broad study of the Decalogue, the theological and ideological scope of the first five commandments, and the place the Decalogue captures within the biblical corpus from the very first stages of the history of its reception.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford Handbook of Biblical Law
EditorsPamela Barmash
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages135-155
Number of pages21
ISBN (Print)9780199392667
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameOxford handbooks

RAMBI publications

  • rambi
  • Bible -- Theology
  • Jewish law -- Biblical teaching
  • Ten Commandments -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

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