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
1 - Levantine “I Am” Monuments
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 1 presents a history of monuments to act as a historical backdrop for analyzing the Decalogue’s composition and redaction in light of its monumentality. Three case studies are presented to illustrate the standard discourse of Levantine monuments at different periods in the Iron Age.
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- The Ten CommandmentsMonuments of Memory, Belief, and Interpretation, pp. 21 - 75Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023