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Ten Commandments & Human Rights » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Ten Commandments & Human Rights by Walter J. Harrelson

Authors: Walter J. Harrelson
ISBN-13: 9780865545427, ISBN-10: 0865545421
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Date Published: June 1997
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Walter J. Harrelson

Book Synopsis

This highly readable and usable book is once again available, both revised and updated. Harrelson's interpretation makes each commandment relevant to our faith and our culture. In a day and time when relativism threatens the religious and moral fiber of society, Harrelson paves the way to a new understanding of arguably the most important verses in the Bible.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Pt. 1Historical and Structural Problems
1The Ten Commandments Today1
2The Origin, Structure, and Setting of the Ten Commandments15
Pt. 2Exegetical Studies of Each Commandment
3God's Exclusive Claims43
4God's Basic Institutions67
5Basic Human Obligations89
6Basic Social Obligations113
Pt. 3The Ten Commandments in Christian Perspective
7The Ten Commandments and the New Testament133
8The Ten Commandments and Religious Life Today147
AppUniversal Declaration of Human Rights167
notes175
indexes187

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