Ten Commandments

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“I was raised Catholic and I still am a practicing Catholic, but I didn’t have to learn the Ten Commandments in school,” Duplessis said on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

Scholars still argue over the meaning of the Ten Commandments, which are ostensibly the word of God himself.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

Upon discovering this betrayal, Moses became so angry that he smashed the original tablets containing the Ten Commandments.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023

They uncovered columns from the synagogue and a stone tablet showing some of the Ten Commandments.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

I have memorized the names of all the books of the Bible, in order, and the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer, and most of the Beatitudes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood