The 10 Commandments

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The 10 commandments.
The giving of the Ten Commandments described as a wedding between God and his people.
Commentary of how Jewish teachings regarding the 10 commandments differs from most modern christian understanding.
10 sayings rather than commandments (1st is I am the Lord thy God)
Steal should be Kidnap
Kill should be something more like murder (but not exactly the same; he doesn't go into a lot of detail about the Jewish concept forbidden here)
The two tablets were two copies of the same thing.
The first 5 items are intended to mirror each other. (Some mirrorings are obvious; he doesn't go into a lot of detail)

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