Book contents
- The Ten Commandments
- The Ten Commandments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Levantine “I Am” Monuments
- 2 The Decalogue in the Book of Exodus
- 3 The Decalogue in the Book of Deuteronomy
- 4 The Afterlife of the Decalogue in the Postmonarchic Period
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Works Cited
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
3 - The Decalogue in the Book of Deuteronomy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 September 2023
- The Ten Commandments
- The Ten Commandments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Levantine “I Am” Monuments
- 2 The Decalogue in the Book of Exodus
- 3 The Decalogue in the Book of Deuteronomy
- 4 The Afterlife of the Decalogue in the Postmonarchic Period
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Works Cited
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Chapter 3 focuses on the Decalogue in Deuteronomy, continuing the comparative study of the previous chapter but expanding that comparison to include major monument types from the seventh century. Drawing upon both material culture and innerbiblical exegesis, this chapter argues that the Decalogue was initially edited to better match the Levantine monuments of the seventh century, but that it also adapted the monumental discourse of Mesopotamian monuments from the same period.
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- The Ten CommandmentsMonuments of Memory, Belief, and Interpretation, pp. 140 - 207Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023