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100 1 _aMcDonough, Yona Zeldis
245 1 0 _aWhat are the ten commandments?
_cby Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Tim Foley
260 _aNew York
_bPenguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
_c2017
300 _a108, [14] p.
_bill.
490 _aWhat was
500 _aLexile : 810L
505 0 _aWhat 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.
520 _a"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"--
600 _aMoses
_c(Biblical leader)
_vJuvenile literature
650 0 _aTen commandments
_vJuvenile literature
700 1 _aFoley, Tim
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