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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decalogue canonical | 1 |
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-Dibrot
ⓘ
surface form:
Aseret ha-Devarim
Aseret ha-Dibrot ⓘ Ten Commandments ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant churches ⓘ Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| hasDifferentEnumerationsIn |
Catholic tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran tradition
Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian moral theology
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish law
Western ethics ⓘ Western legal traditions ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Moses ⓘ |
| numberOfCommandments | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Five Books of Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| revealedAt | Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| revealedTo | Israelites ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| usedIn |
Christian catechesis
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| writtenOn | stone tablets ⓘ |
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