Decalogue
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The Decalogue, also known as the Ten Commandments, is a list of religious and moral imperatives that, according to the Abrahamic religions, was given by God to the people of Israel. It occurs in two forms:
Decalogue may also refer to:
- Ethical DecalogueTen CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry,...
, the more familiar list in Exodus 20:1–17 and Deuteronomy 5:4–21 - Ritual DecalogueRitual DecalogueThe Ritual Decalogue is a list of laws in the Book of Exodus, . These laws are similar to the Covenant Code and are followed by the phrase ten commandments...
, the laws listed in the Book of Exodus, 34:11–26
Decalogue may also refer to:
- The DecalogueThe DecalogueThe Decalogue is a 1989 Polish television drama series directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner...
, a series of ten one-hour films by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski based on the Ten Commandments - Decalogue, satirical poem by Ambrose BierceAmbrose BierceAmbrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist...