The Ten Commandments (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
John Stapleton · 1913
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Ten precepts binding religion and morality, also called the Commandments of God or the Decalogue, form the code expounded here. Greek deka plus logos gives ten words, a name Greek Fathers favoured. They embody the Creator's revealed will for humanity's whole duty to God and neighbour. They stand recorded twice in the Pentateuch, in Exodus chapter 20 and Deuteronomy chapter 5, abridged in catechisms.
God's finger wrote them on two stone tables, Moses received them amid Sinai's thunders, and they grounded Mosaic Law. Christ summed them in love of God and neighbour. He proclaimed them binding under the New Law in Matthew chapter 19 and the Sermon on the Mount, and deepened them, banning needless oaths like false ones and hatred like murder.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John Stapleton |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |