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
Introduction
Monuments, Monumentality, and the Decalogue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 September 2023
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
Summary
The introduction raises questions about why a text’s material and context are so important to determining its meaning. It also defines a monument as an artifact that is used by a community to make meaning and suggests that monumental texts communicate through their words, their physical media, and the ways communities engage them.
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- The Ten CommandmentsMonuments of Memory, Belief, and Interpretation, pp. 1 - 20Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023