The Ten Commandments
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:23:13
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 7 pages (2014 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 7 pages (2014 words)
The Ten Commandments is a bright example of a triplet in the Old Testament, and each of the stories, according to the "documentary hypothesis" is created by P, J, and D. In all the three, authors have the same vision of God - "Jealous God", in all the three God is called "the LORD your God", who comes to Moses in a form of a dense cloud, the thunder and lightening support the covenant, the …
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…into the Bible, creating triplets There can be two reasons for this. First, R wanted to keep the true track, being unaware which version is "the most right". Second, the Editor wanted to preserve the originally unique style of writing and specific meaning, characteristic to each author. This approach is not unique for the Ten Commandments: we also can see a triplet when Abraham call his wife a sister: Gen 26:1-11; Gen 20:1-18; Gen 12:10-20
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