Decalogue
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The Decalogue, commonly known as the Ten Commandments, is a foundational set of moral and religious laws in the Hebrew Bible that has profoundly influenced Jewish, Christian, and broader Western ethical traditions.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ten Commandments
→
biblical text → moral code → religious law code → |
| attributedTo |
God
→
|
| biblicalReference |
Deuteronomy 5:4–21
→
Exodus 20:1–17 → |
| centralTheme |
Sabbath observance
→
honor of parents → monotheism → prohibition of adultery → prohibition of coveting → prohibition of false testimony → prohibition of idolatry → prohibition of murder → prohibition of theft → sanctity of God’s name → |
| ethicalCategory |
duty to God
→
duty to neighbor → |
| foundInBook |
Book of Deuteronomy
→
Book of Exodus → |
| genre |
apodictic law
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Aseret ha-Devarim
→
Aseret ha-Dibrot → Ten Commandments → |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
→
Protestant churches → Rabbinic Judaism → Roman Catholic Church → |
| hasDifferentEnumerationsIn |
Catholic tradition
→
Jewish tradition → Lutheran tradition → Reformed tradition → |
| influenced |
Christian moral theology
→
Jewish law → Western ethics → Western legal traditions → natural law theory → |
| languageOfName |
Hebrew
→
|
| mediatedBy |
Moses
→
|
| numberOfCommandments |
10
→
|
| partOf |
Hebrew Bible
→
Pentateuch → Torah → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
→
Judaism → |
| revealedAt |
Mount Sinai
→
|
| revealedTo |
Israelites
→
|
| scripturalLanguage |
Biblical Hebrew
→
|
| usedIn |
Christian catechesis
→
Jewish liturgy → |
| writtenOn |
stone tablets
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Book of Exodus
→
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significantLawSection |