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The Israelite Household and the Decalogue: The Social Background and Significance of Some Commandments

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  • Christopher J. H. Wright

In Old Testament scholarship, there is a general recognition of the unique importance of the Decalogue in Israel's understanding of her relationship with God. The article states that the last six commandments are in themselves not at all unique. Is there significance in the explicit listing of these otherwise very general moral obligations at the foundation of the nation as the covenant people of Yahweh?

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“You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Wife”: A Study in Deuteronomic Domestic Ideology

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  • Daniel I. Block

The Old Testament views leadership in general as a privilege granted to an individual in order to serve the interests of those who are led. This view of leadership is reflected in particular in Deuteronomy's version of the Decalogue. This article offers a comparison of Deuteronomy 5's versions of the Decalogue with Exodus 20.

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Deuteronomy 6-8 and the History of Interpretation: An Exposition on the First Two Commandments

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  • Justin M. Fuhrmann

Deuteronomy 6-Deuteronomy 8 occupy an important place within the book of Deuteronomy and in the Jewish and Christian tradition. This essay seeks to understand the context of these chapters. It first surveys its history of interpretation and offers an evaluation.

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Preaching Christ from the Decalogue

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  • John M. Frame

Arguing that Christ is the substance of the Ten Commandments, this article shows how the Decalogue reveals the righteousness of Christ, our need for Christ, and the righteousness we have in Christ. These realities call for ministers to learn how to preach Christ from the law.

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