Ten Commandments
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| + | "''Decalogue'', n. A series of [[commandment]]s, ten in number – just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian."--[[Decalogue (Ambrose Bierce)]] | ||
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| + | The '''Ten Commandments''', also known as the '''Decalogue''', are a set of [[biblical]] principles relating to [[ethics]] and [[worship]], which play a fundamental role in [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]]. They include instructions to [[Thou shalt have no other gods before me|worship only God]] and to [[remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy|keep the sabbath]]; as well as prohibitions against [[Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image|idolatry]], [[Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain|blasphemy]], [[You shall not murder|murder]], [[You shall not steal|theft]], [[Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour|dishonesty]], and [[Thou shalt not commit adultery|adultery]]. Different groups follow slightly different traditions for interpreting and numbering them. | ||
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| + | The Ten Commandments appear twice in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in the books of [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] and [[Deuteronomy]]. According to the story in Exodus, [[Finger of God (Commandments)|God inscribed them]] on two stone tablets, which he gave to [[Moses]] on [[Biblical Mount Sinai|Mount Sinai]]. Modern scholarship has found likely influences in [[Hittites|Hittite]] and [[Mesopotamian]] laws and treaties, but is divided over exactly when the Ten Commandments were written and who wrote them. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | :''[[Ten Commandments (disambiguation)]]'' | ||
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| + | * [[Alternatives to the Ten Commandments]] – Secular and humanist alternatives to the biblical lists | ||
| + | * [[Code of Hammurabi]] (1772 BC) | ||
| + | * [[Code of Ur-Nammu]] (2050 BC) | ||
| + | * [[Divine command theory]] | ||
| + | * [[Five Precepts (Taoism)]] | ||
| + | * [[Five Precepts]] ([[Buddhism]]) | ||
| + | * [[Eight precepts]] ([[Buddhism]]) | ||
| + | * [[Maat]], 42 confessions, ' The negative confession ' (1500 BC) of the [[Papyrus of Ani]], which is also known as The declaration of innocence before the Gods of the tribunal from The book of going forth by day, also [[Book of the Dead]] | ||
| + | * [[Seven Laws of Noah]] | ||
| + | * [[The Ten Commandments (2007 film)|''The Ten Commandments'' (2007 film)]] | ||
| + | * ''[[K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics]] | ||
| + | * [[Ten Conditions of Bai'at]] | ||
| + | * [[Yamas|Yamas (Hinduism)]] | ||
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"Decalogue, n. A series of commandments, ten in number – just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian."--Decalogue (Ambrose Bierce) |
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The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the sabbath; as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, dishonesty, and adultery. Different groups follow slightly different traditions for interpreting and numbering them.
The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible, in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. According to the story in Exodus, God inscribed them on two stone tablets, which he gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. Modern scholarship has found likely influences in Hittite and Mesopotamian laws and treaties, but is divided over exactly when the Ten Commandments were written and who wrote them.
See also
- Alternatives to the Ten Commandments – Secular and humanist alternatives to the biblical lists
- Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC)
- Code of Ur-Nammu (2050 BC)
- Divine command theory
- Five Precepts (Taoism)
- Five Precepts (Buddhism)
- Eight precepts (Buddhism)
- Maat, 42 confessions, ' The negative confession ' (1500 BC) of the Papyrus of Ani, which is also known as The declaration of innocence before the Gods of the tribunal from The book of going forth by day, also Book of the Dead
- Seven Laws of Noah
- The Ten Commandments (2007 film)
- K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments
- Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
- Ten Conditions of Bai'at
- Yamas (Hinduism)
