Monday, June 11, 2007

Where are the 10 Commandments found?

The Ten Commandments are given in two books of the Bible: Exodus 20:2-14 and Deuteronomy 5:6-18. While both are based on the same Scriptures, if you look at a list of Catholic Commandments and compare them to our 10 Commandments, you'll note a difference in the way that the commandments are grouped. While we present them as two distinct commandments, Catholics combine the 1st two commandments and form a single commandment; "I am the Lord your God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make for yourself an idol.” The last commandment is then divided into two - one that forbids the coveting of your neighbor’s wife and another that forbids the coveting of your neighbors goods. Orthodox and Jewish presentations are slightly different, as well. The best place to get a list is to read the Scripture and you can decide for yourself how you might care to group what is written.

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