BOOKENDS OF OLD TESTAMENT ETHICS: THE FIRST AND TENTH COMMANDMENTS AND HUMAN DIGNITY

The final position of the tenth commandment might suggest that it is intended as theclimactic statement of a series of ‘ten words’ and is linked to the first commandment to form an inclusio. While the first commandment insists that there is no other God and that this is rooted in an internal posture...

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Main Author: Bosman, Hendrik Ludolph 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2011
In: Scriptura
Year: 2011, Volume: 106, Pages: 93-100
Further subjects:B Tenth Commandment
B First Commandment
B Old Testament Ethics
B Decalogue
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Summary:The final position of the tenth commandment might suggest that it is intended as theclimactic statement of a series of ‘ten words’ and is linked to the first commandment to form an inclusio. While the first commandment insists that there is no other God and that this is rooted in an internal posture; so too the tenth commandment is opposed to an inner attitude of self-interest that could influence and precipitate actions that violate one of the preceding commandments.
ISSN:2305-445X
Contains:Enthalten in: Scriptura
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.7833/106-0-150