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What are the ten commandments? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was--?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2017]Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780515157239
  • 0515157236
  • 9780515157253
  • 0515157252
  • 9781537958873
  • 1537958879
  • 9780606405034
  • 0606405038
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What are the ten commandments? -- The Israelites become slaves -- An Egyptian prince -- Into the desert -- Forty years of wandering -- After Moses -- One God vs. many gods -- The commandments, one by one -- Was Moses real? -- The covenant with God -- The ten commandments and other religions -- The ten commandments and the founding fathers -- The ten commandments live on -- Timelines.
Summary: "Here is the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief. Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also looks at what each individual commandment means and how together they form the basis of leading a moral life as well as forming a just government"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 222.1606 M136 Available 33111008925444
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 222.1606 M136 Available 33111009274859
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief.

Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also looks at what each individual commandment means and how together they form the basis of leading a moral life as well as forming a just government.

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

What are the ten commandments? -- The Israelites become slaves -- An Egyptian prince -- Into the desert -- Forty years of wandering -- After Moses -- One God vs. many gods -- The commandments, one by one -- Was Moses real? -- The covenant with God -- The ten commandments and other religions -- The ten commandments and the founding fathers -- The ten commandments live on -- Timelines.

"Here is the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief. Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also looks at what each individual commandment means and how together they form the basis of leading a moral life as well as forming a just government"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages: 8-12.

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