This passage is not found in Christian versions, perhaps because it is not phrased as a command. The Hebrew scripture speaks of 10 devarim, meaning words or statements, rather than commandments.

This passage is not found in Christian versions, perhaps because it is not phrased as a command. The Hebrew scripture speaks of 10 devarim, meaning words or statements, rather than commandments.

Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

In one of the best Hadith collections, Saheeh Muslim in particular, there are a number of hadiths which some scholars said were weak or problematic, including Abu’l-Hasan ad-Daaraqtni, Abu ‘Ali ...

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

In the remarkably rich and highly readable volume, these scholars present a diverse array of traditional opinions regarding Judaism’s interactions with differing belief systems.

First, the language isn't translated from the Hebrew Torah. Second, it uses the word “God” instead of “G-d” , a spelling many Jews believe to be more respectful.

The 10 Commandments in Deuteronomy 5 Moses recounted the 10 Commandments after 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. There are only a few differences in the language from Exodus 20. These minor ...

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each ...