How to number Ten Commandments? The problem of division of the Decalogue Cover Image

W jaki sposób należy dzielić Dekalog? Problem podziału dziesięciu przykazań biblijnych
How to number Ten Commandments? The problem of division of the Decalogue

Author(s): Dawid Mielnik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne
Keywords: Decalogue;Ten Commandments;division;Exodus;Deuteronomy;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is an attempt of explanation and justification of varied divisions of the biblical Decalogue on the basis of the oldest existing textual versions and interior analysis of Ten Commandments. The study provides explanation for the different numbering of the Decalogue and presents the most important ideas in this issue. The research demonstrates the complexity and legitimacy of different divisions which is dependent on the needs of individual community.

  • Issue Year: 4/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 46-59
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish