Talk:Ten Commandments

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[edit] 42 laws of Ma'at

There are various things on the web (low level bloggery and new age sites) comparing the ten commandments with ancient Egypt's 42 laws of Ma'at.[1][2] Is there anything in this or is it New Age hogwash? Real first name and last initial (talk) 19:31, 29 September 2010 (UTC

Year old, but I'll comment. It is what you make of it. Maat 42 laws are 42 laws. the 10 commandments are 10 commandments. certainly, the idea of a list of critical laws came from outside of israel, but there is no reason to assume that maat's laws have jack shit to do with 10C directly.Pink mowse.pngEn attendant Godot 15:22, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

[edit] cut

I have cut the following sentence from the end of here as it seems to make no sense.

  • Specifically it allows the room for "treating all gods in a stringently equal manner", which usually renders polytheism impractical based on a logic similar to the polygamy in Islam.

If I'm wrong no doubt somebody will put it back.--BobSpring is sprung! 11:15, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Well, I suppose it's an attempt to read the text in a literal manner (if all gods are exactly equal, none others can be before you, they are all besides you). Another such attempt would be, we can have no other gods before you, but we can have other gods after you. I think this sort of overly literal reading of the text is possibly a bit silly, even if amusing; we should try to interpret texts based on what their original authors are likely to have meant by them, not based on what amusing wordplay we can devise. Zack Martin HolyMaratreanSigil.png 11:48, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
It is likely, and frankly, proven that the people who wrote teh ten C were not monotheistic. that is a very likely reason the first is written as it is. "no other gods" as opposed to "no idols" or "no fake gods". which has nothing to do with the line Bob cut, of course. Pink mowse.pngEn attendant Godot 15:24, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

[edit] good article - silver at least

i read through this again, and between the presentation, the facts, and the goat, it's quite good. can I nominate it for at least a silver brain?Pink mowse.pngEn attendant Godot 15:33, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


[edit] mabe add a list

Or two: 1. List of actions now legal which would be outlawed if the 10 commandments were signed into law

    a) choose your own religion
    b) criticize your parents's belief
    c) find somebody other than your spouse attracive
    d) want a new laptop (or any other gadget your neighbour has and you don't)

...

2. List of actions now illegal which would become legal if the 10 commandments were signed into law

    a) rape
    b) torture
    c) bribery
    d) extortion

...

I understand the first list. I'm not sure the second works. Not even the OT has the Ten C as the only laws. Of course if you include all the laws then you would have to add eating shrimp to the first list.--Weirdstuff (talk) 21:14, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
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