All Articles tagged decalogue

• Journal articles
  November 01, 2020 BST
  The Influence of the Murder Commandment in 1 Corinthians
  Brian S. RosnerWilliam Andrew Williamson

  Reading 1 Corinthians with the murder commandment in mind, especially as it was understood in ancient Judaism, clarifies the problems in the Corinthian church and illuminates Paul’s response.

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• Journal articles
  May 01, 2005 BST
  The Finger of God and the Forming of a Nation: The Origin and Purpose of the Decalogue
  David L. Baker

  The Decalogue was instrumental in forming Israel as a nation (indeed as the people of God) and contains the essential principles underlying the detailed laws in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy.

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• Journal articles
  May 01, 2001 BST
  The Implied Ethics of the Fourth Gospel: A Reinterpretation of the Decalogue
  Jey J. Kanagaraj

  Despite the lack of explicit and detailed ethical teachings in the Fourth Gospel, it seems that the Jewish ethics embodied in the Decalogue undergird John’s presentation of the Gospel.

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• Journal articles
  May 01, 1979 BST
  The Israelite Household and the Decalogue: The Social Background and Significance of Some Commandments
  Christopher J. H. Wright

  The inclusion in the Decalogue of the six ‘ethical’ commandments, which are not unique to Israel, is rooted in the socio-economic grounding of the covenant relationship.