|
| |
Exodus 20:1-20
You can
sponsor this page
of The Text This Week
 | Reading the Text:
 |
NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
|
|
The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc. |
| The Blue
Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance,
commentaries. |
| The World
Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. |
| Shemot
20: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS. |
|
| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
|
Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary
and Divrei Torah. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of
Spirit:
|
|
Chapter XV of
the
Epistle of Barnabas.
(ca. 130) |
|
Chapter 9, Apology
for the Christians,
Athenagoras
of Athens. (c 177) |
|
IV.IX.3
(LXX), Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180) |
|
Chapter III, De
Spectaculis,
Tertullian
(c. 197) |
|
Chapter IV,
Chapter X, Adversus
Judaeos,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
|
Chapter IV,
Chapter X, Exhortation
to the Greeks,
Clement of
Alexandria (c 200) |
|
I.7,
I.8,
II.6,
II.10,
III.11,
III.12, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
|
II.14,
III.2,
III.11,
III.15,
V.5,
VI.16,
Stromata,
Clement of
Alexandria (c 200) |
|
I.29, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 207) |
|
IV.12,
IV.25, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
| Most chapters of
On Idolatry,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
|
V.13,
V.18, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
|
Chapter
VII, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
|
Chapter
II, Scorpiace,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
|
Chapter
VII, On Monogamy,
Tertullian
(c. 215) |
|
Chapter II,
Chapter V,
On Modesty,
Tertullian (c.
217) |
|
II.IV.2, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
|
V.XV, The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
|
V.VI,
VI.LXII,
VII.LXIV,
VIII.XL, Against
Celsus,
Origen (c. 246) |
|
XI.9, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
|
Epistle LXXII
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
256) |
|
III.45,
Against the Heathen,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 318. |
|
VII.10,
VIII.10,
Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c 320). |
| "The
Ten Commandments" from Luther's Large Catechism. (Follow "next
page" to read the entire section.)
 | "Thus we have the Ten Commandments, a compend of divine doctrine, as to
what we are to do in order that our whole life may be pleasing to God, and the true
fountain and channel from and in which everything must arise and flow that is to be a good
work, so that outside of the Ten Commandments no work or thing can be good or pleasing to
God, however great or precious it be in the eyes of the world." |
|
| "The
Ten Commandments," from Luther's Small Catechism.
| "God threatens to punish everyone who breaks these commandments. We should
be afraid of His anger because of this and not violate such commandments. But He promises
grace and all good things to those who keep such commandments. Because of this, we, too,
should love Him, trust Him, and willingly do what His commandments
require." |
|
| From the Geneva Notes.
| "By parents it is also meant all that have authority over
us." |
|
| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "The laws of the SECOND table, that is, the last six of the ten
commandments, state our duty to ourselves and to one another, and explain the great
commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." |
|
| From Wesley's Notes.
| "God has many ways of speaking to the children of men by his spirit,
conscience, providences; his voice in all which we ought carefully to attend to: but he
never spake at any time upon any occasion so as he spake the ten commandments, which
therefore we ought to hear with the more earnest heed." |
|
|
Section VII, The Canon of the Old And New Testaments or The Bible
Complete without the Apocrypha and Unwritten Traditions,
Archibald
Alexander, c. 1850. |
| "The Latest
Decalogue," poem by Arthur Hugh Clough, c 1850 |
| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Had He been simply addressing rational and intelligent creatures, He would
have spoken with the still small voice of persuasion and love. But He was speaking to
those who were at the same time fallen and sinful creatures, and a corresponding change
was required in the manner of God's procedure, in order to give a suitable impression of
the character and sanctions of the law revealed from heaven." |
|
| "Mediator
-- The Interpreter: Exodus 20:18-20," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1889. |
| "Decalogue,"
poem by Ambrose Bierce, c 1900 |
|
| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
|
Exodus 20:1-20,
Pentecost 21,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "God's grace happened before any
requirements were set out in Exod 20." |
|
|
Exodus 20:1-17, Lent 3B:
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
|
Exodus
20:1-17, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
|
Exodus 20:1-17, Lent 3B,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
| "The version of the Ten Commandments
in Exodus (cf. the version in Deuteronomy 5) was edited and updated by
the compilers of the Torah according to the later conditions of the
Israelite people. The Exodus version was probably edited following the
exile in Babylon." |
|
|
"How To Stay Free," Preacher's Magazine,
2006: Listening to the Text,
Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text. |
|
"Sabbath as Delight in Creation," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2002. |
|
The Ten Commandments, James Arne Nestingen, The Lenten First Lessons, Word
& World Texts in Context, Luther Seminary, 1985.
| "How does a preacher of grace alone approach the Ten
Commandments?" |
|
|
Parshah Yitro, text, commentary, stories, sermons & articles from
Chassidic Masters and others, from Chabad Lubavitch. |
|
"Seeing the Sounds of Sinai," Mark H. Kirschbaum, M.D., Tikkun. |
|
"God Spoke These Words," commentary by David F. Wells, The Christian
Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
| "What are the alternatives to
worshiping God? There are four, according to the commandments..." |
|
|
"Beware those Commandments," Dirk Dunfee, National Catholic
Reporter, 2000.
| "My point is simply that it is important to
distinguish the Ten Commandments as they were given to the ancient Jews
from someone's political platform." |
|
| Parshas
Yisro, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous
Orthodox articles and studies on 18:1 - 20:23. |
| Parshat Yitro,
articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
|
|
"Liberated
by Law: Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A," Perry Yoder.
"Living the Word" from Sojourners Online, September/October, 1999.
| "Perhaps it is this other side, the underside of the liberation shekel,
that ought to give us in the West the most to ponder in reading the story of God’s
salvation in Exodus. This God of Exodus, who saves the oppressed, is the God who judges
the oppressor who will not let go." |
|
| Environmental &
earth-centered reflections, Nan Stokes, from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
Environmental Stewardship Commission.
| "Increasing awareness of Biblical references to creation can suddenly
surprise the reader who is looking for those references for the first
time." |
|
|
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Proper 27:
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
|
| Articles & Background:
|
"Caring as Honoring," Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, The Center for
Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
| "Congregations are 'soul communities,' in which
young and old are soul-mates, bound together as an extended family
of God, who love, support, and sustain one another. They should
assure that senior adults are cared for and honored as resourceful
contributors to community life, wisdom-givers, exemplars of the
faith, and worthy recipients of care. How do we make this biblical
vision concrete in our lives?" |
|
|
"Sabbath, a 'Little Jubilee,'" Richard H. Lowery, (other resources
at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
| "Sabbath may be the key to our survival,
prosperity, and sanity." |
|
|
Pastor suggests positive ways of teaching the Ten Commandments in our
churches, Rev. Bruce Gillette. Includes links to helpful study material. |
|
Moses,
articles, photographs and video at BBC Religion and Ethics. |
|
"Law and Narrative in Exodus 19-24," Joe M Sprinkle,
The Journal of the Evangelical Theological
Society, 2004.
| "Without denying the usefulness of
attempts to systemize biblical regulations, this paper stresses the need
to read the laws contextually within their narrative and legal-literary
frameworks and vice versa." |
|
|
"Is There a Place for the Ten Commandments?" Patrick D Miller,
Theology Today, 2004. |
|
"QOL as
Hypostasis in the Hebrew Bible," Azzan Yadin,
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003. (Links one long .pdf file of
entire Winter 2003 JBL volume. Expect long download times over
slow connections.) |
|
"Kol: Thunder, Shofar and the Voice of God - Drama at Mount Sinai,"
Jewish Heritage Online Monthly, May 2002.
| "Literally
voice or sound, kolot (plural of kol) is first used to
describe the thunder, and then as the blast of the shofar." |
|
| "Decalogue,"
at the (1916) Catholic Encyclopedia. |
|
The
Living Commandments, John Shelby Spong, 1977. Full text of book
online at Religion Online.
| "I wanted to affirm the
eternal truth that lies underneath this ancient code—a truth that
has endured the test of time, but I also wanted to free that eternal
truth from its rigid, ancient context so that it might be heard anew
in the context of my world and my century. I wanted to perceive the
heart of the law as the creator of wholeness rather than as the
moralistic arbiter of goodness." |
|
|
Radical
Shabbat: Free Time, Free People. Rabbi Arthur Waskow. "Living
the Word," in Sojourners Online, May/June 2000.
| "Honorable work and restful
renewal are both aspects of responsibility." |
|
| "Sabbath
Chic," Monique Parsons at BeliefNet,
August 2000.
| "People of many faiths are
finding the upside to downtime." |
|
| "And the Earth is Filled
with the Breath of Life," Arthur Waskow, Cross Currents, 1997.
| "We do the breathing, and we are
the Breath. All of us. Not only do the trees breathe in what we breathe out, and we
breathe in what the trees breathe out, but so do all the species, all the
peoples." |
|
| St.
Catherine Monastery: explore the monastery, artwork, etc.
| "Set
beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, Saint
Catherine Monastery has been one of the world’s great centers of religious pilgrimage
for over fifteen centuries." |
|
|
"Keeping
the Sabbath: Reviving a Christian Practice," Dorothy C. Bass. Adapted from Practicing
Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People (1997). Republished at Religion OnLine.
| "One day to resist the tyranny of too
much or too little work and to celebrate with God and others, remembering thereby who we
really are and what is really important. One day that, week after week, anchors a way of
life that makes a difference every day." |
|
| Death
Penalty Resources from The Other Side on
line. |
| Adultery:
"Fire in the Bosom," from
And Adam
Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker. |
| "Sabbath
Curiosities: Some You Knew and Most You Didn't," in Jewish Heritage Online
Monthly's Topic of the Month, "Seven."
| "According to an ancient
rabbinic tradition, ghosts and spirits, both good and evil, owe their disembodied
existence to the Sabbath. They were created late Friday afternoon, and before their
creation was completed the Sabbath arrived. Hence they remained unfinished -- without
bodies." |
|
|
"A Liberal
Decalogue," Bertrand Russell, 1951. |
|
The
Los Lunas Decalogue Stone
| "The Los Lunas Inscription is an abridged version of the Decalogue or Ten
Commandments, carved into the flat face of a large boulder resting on the side of Hidden
Mountain, near Los Lunas, New Mexico, about 35 miles south of Albuquerque. The language is
Hebrew, and the script is the Old Hebrew alphabet, with a few Greek letters mixed
in." |
|
|
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| DiVito, Robert A.,
"Old Testament Anthropology and the Construction of Personal Identity,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999. |
| Duff, Nancy J.,
"Locating God in All the Wrong Places: The Second Commandment and American
Politics," Interpretation, 2006. |
| Johnston, Scott Black,
"Snares, Exodus 20:1-7; Judges 8:22-27," Journal for Preachers,
2004. |
| Kravitz, Leonard S.,
"The Torah and Jesus," The Living Pulpit, 1997. |
| Marcus, Joel,
"Idolatry in the New Testament," Interpretation, 2006.
|
| McBride, S. Dean,
"The Essence of Orthodoxy: Deuteronomy 5:6-10 and Exodus 20:2-6,"
Interpretation, 2006. |
| Miller, Patrick D.,
"Is There a Place for the Ten Commandments?" Theology Today,
2004. |
| Miller, Patrick D.,
"Preaching the First Commandment in a Pluralistic World," Journal for
Preachers, 2004. |
| Miller, Patrick D.,
"Preaching the Ten Commandments," Journal for Preachers, 2002. |
|
"No Other Gods," issue focus of Interpretation 60.2, 2006. |
| Reno, R.R.,
"Pride and Idolatry," Interpretation, 2006. |
| Roberts, Kathryn L.,
"Between Text & Sermon: Exodus 20:1-6," Interpretation, 2007. |
| Sommer, Benjamin D., "The Source Critic and the
Religious Interpreter," Interpretation, 2006.
Image Browse -
PDF |
| Sprinkle, Joe M., "Law and Narrative in Exodus
19-24," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
Image Browse -
PDF |
|
| Reviews:
|
Reviews:
William P. Brown, ed., The Ten Commandments: The Reciprocity of
Faithfulness. Westminster John Knox, 2004. Reviews by William Johnstone, Bob Becking
and Ralph Hawkins, in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
|
Review:
Innocent Himbaza, Le Décalogue et l'histoire du
texte: Etudes des formes textuelles du Décalogue et leurs implications dans
l'histoire du texte de l'Ancien Testament. (Review is in English.)
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/Academic Press, 2004. Review by Paul Sanders,
Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. |
|
| Sermons:
|
"How To Stay Free," Jim
Fitzgerald, Preacher's Magazine, 2006. |
|
"Moses,"
from an Old Testament Sermon Series,
Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington - Sermons from Seattle. |
|
"The Hallowing
of Time," the Rev. Dr. John Buchanan, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago
Sunday Evening Club, 2001. |
|
| With Children:
|
"The Ten
Commandments,"
"Wandering in
the Wilderness," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
|
"Guidance from God," Charles
Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
|
"Labor Day,"
"Obey Your
Parents,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
|
"God Gives the
Rules for Living a Good Life,"
Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
|
"The Ten
Commandments,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
|
"Ten
Commandments," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
|
Exodus
20:3,
Exodus 20:8,
memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories. |
|
| Drama:
|
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
|
Clip Art: Ten
Commandments, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
|
Stone Tablet
Commandments, Crossmap ClipArt. |
| Commercial Site:
The Work of the People - Exodus 20 - Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL
texts. |
|
Warning,
Take Two,
Am I Thou,
Voting,
Adult Tree,
No Metal Rods,
Commandment
Issues,
Not an idol,
Footnotes, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing
permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
|
| Hymns and Music:
|
| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
|
| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
|
| Study Links and Resources for the Book of Exodus |
|
