They Found The Original 10 Commandments?

[changed]

This is interesting:

http://www.bib-arch....age=1&UserID=0

Looks like they think they have found the 10 commandments that Moses broken when he found them worshiping the golden cow. Of coarse, we know there was a slight difference between the original 10, and the second 10:

JST, Deuteronomy 10:2 (compare Deuteronomy 10:2)

(On the first set of tablets God revealed the everlasting covenant of the holy priesthood.)

2. And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, save the words of the everlasting covenant of the holy priesthood, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

In the article, they say:

"There are some differences, but the most important is in the Fourth Commandment’s reasons for the observance of the Sabbath. Surprisingly, the text on the reconstructed stone tablets from Sinai follows Deuteronomy more closely than Exodus."

Does anyone know of any more info on this? I can't find anywhere that details what differences they found, or a pict of it or anything.... perhaps because it is being fought over between Egypt and Israel, they are not releasing much info on it? Anyways, I thought it was interesting.

Also, does anyone know what the original looked like? JST states that there was some priesthood info in the original tablets, but it is not very specific about what that actually was.

Edited August 28, 2012 by changed

[J Green]

It's only a hypothetical scenario. The author uses it to explore issues of culture, production, and sovereignty.

[pmccombs1]

Does anyone know of any more info on this? I can't find anywhere that details what differences they found, or a pict of it or anything.... perhaps because it is being fought over between Egypt and Israel, they are not releasing much info on it? Anyways, I thought it was interesting.

The important part of the article is found in this paragraph:

"In law school this is called a hypothetical; that is, a hypothetical case that tests the application of a legal rule. In this instance: Would Israel be obligated to turn over to Egypt the original Tablets of the Law if they had been discovered in Sinai?" (emphasis mine)

In other words, Mr. Shanks is using a device favored by the ancient writers of scripture when he produces a plausible-sounding story that is meant to raise questions and teach principles, but not to be understood as historical or factual truth.

[USU78]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAtRCJIqnk

[changed]

The important part of the article is found in this paragraph:

"In law school this is called a hypothetical; that is, a hypothetical case that tests the application of a legal rule. In this instance: Would Israel be obligated to turn over to Egypt the original Tablets of the Law if they had been discovered in Sinai?" (emphasis mine)

In other words, Mr. Shanks is using a device favored by the ancient writers of scripture when he produces a plausible-sounding story that is meant to raise questions and teach principles, but not to be understood as historical or factual truth.

Whoops! Thanks. I have a cold today, I guess I'm not thinking clearly

[mfbukowski]

Bunch of drunks anyway- it's in a Bar magazine about people who belong to a Bar Association.

What else could you expect but lies?

Edited August 28, 2012 by mfbukowski

[volgadon]

http://calba-savua.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-did-stone-tablets-look-like.html

[Benjamin McGuire]

http://youtu.be/4TAtRCJIqnk

[bcuzbcuz]

The ten commandments aren't ten, but actually 14