The Ten Commandments - Michael Coogan

The Ten Commandments
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Autor: Michael Coogan

 Wydawnictwo: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300178715
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 176
Data wydania: 2014-06-01
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In this lively and provocative book, Michael Coogan guides readers into the ancient past to examine the iconic status of the 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 is it to be determined which is the most authoritative? Why were different versions created? Coogan discusses the meanings the Ten Commandments had for audiences in biblical times and observes that the form of the ten proscriptions and prohibitions was not fixed - as one would expect since they were purported to have come directly from God - nor were the Commandments always strictly observed. In later times as well, Jews and especially Christians ignored and even rejected some of the prohibitions, although the New Testament clearly acknowledges the special status of the Ten Commandments. Today it is plain that some of the values enshrined in the Decalogue are no longer defensible, such as the ownership of slaves and the labelling of women as men's property. Yet in line with biblical precedents, the author concludes that while a literal observance of the Ten Commandments is misguided, their underlying ideals remain valid in a modern context. "[An] engrossing and enlightening guide."--Ray Olson, "Booklist"--Ray Olson "Booklist".

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Michael Coogan