Book contents
- The Ten Commandments
- The Ten Commandments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Levantine “I Am” Monuments
- 2 The Decalogue in the Book of Exodus
- 3 The Decalogue in the Book of Deuteronomy
- 4 The Afterlife of the Decalogue in the Postmonarchic Period
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Works Cited
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
4 - The Afterlife of the Decalogue in the Postmonarchic Period
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 September 2023
- The Ten Commandments
- The Ten Commandments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Levantine “I Am” Monuments
- 2 The Decalogue in the Book of Exodus
- 3 The Decalogue in the Book of Deuteronomy
- 4 The Afterlife of the Decalogue in the Postmonarchic Period
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Works Cited
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Chapter 4 addresses the evolution of the Decalogue in light of the transposition of monumental texts onto small-scale artifacts like amulets and scrolls in the Levant, as well as the introduction of amulets and scrolls to depicted monumental assemblages in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. This transposition was particularly important to the Judean exiles, who had lost access to the monuments that inspired those small-scale productions.
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- The Ten CommandmentsMonuments of Memory, Belief, and Interpretation, pp. 208 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023