Ten Commandments Test Page

It was John Adams who reflected that “the Hebrews have done more to civilize man than any other nation.” Why? Because he believed that biblical monotheism was “the foundation of all morality and consequently all civilization.” If the Hebraic vision changed the world forever, it is the code that has become known as the Ten Commandments that most succinctly captures this Jewish theological and moral worldview. Yet, as famous as the Decalogue is, the commandments are often misunderstood, and in a contemporary culture cut off from its scriptural roots, it is critical to discover them anew.

That is what we will do in this series of five lectures—each examining two commandments. We will conclude ahead of the holiday of Shavuot, when Jews commemorate the revelation and Sinai that first brought the Ten Commandments to the world.

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