The Ten Commandments

by Miller, Patrick D., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780664230555
• ISBN10: 0664230555
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-06
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Patrick Miller studies the Ten Commandments as both ancient document and contemporary guide. With careful attention to each commandment in its original context, this first volume of a new series shows the reader the contemporary relevance of these basic principles, as well as the influence of each commandment upon the New Testament. But more than just an intellectual exercise, Miller is able to apply the call of the commandments to modern-day issues. For example, in discussing the commandment not to kill, Miller extends and relates his interpretation to manslaughter, murder, execution, and war. In a similar manner, he suggests that the story of Ruth may be read as a commentary on how to honor one'¿¿s father and mother.

Author Biography

Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books, coeditor of the series Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching and the Westminster Bible Companion series, and served as editor of Theology Today for twenty years. Patrick D. Miller, Series Editor, is Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations for Scripture Versions	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Significance of the Commandments	p. 1
How to Think about the Commandments	p. 4
The Place of the Commandments in the Christian Life	p. 9
The Lord Alone	p. 13
The Prologue	p. 15
The First Commandment: No Other Gods	p. 19
The Second Commandment: Make No Images	p. 48
Hallowing the Name of God	p. 63
The Meaning of the Third Commandment	p. 64
The Name of God	p. 72
Using and Misusing the Name of God	p. 81
Excursus: Pronouncing the Name of God	p. 115
Keeping the Sabbath	p. 117
What Is Commanded	p. 118
Why Keep the Sabbath? The Exodus Rationale	p. 124
Why Keep the Sabbath? The Deuteronomic Rationale	p. 127
The Moral Issues	p. 131
Holy Times	p. 149
The Further Trajectory of the Commandment	p. 151
Jesus and the Sabbath	p. 158
The Sabbath or Sunday?	p. 162
"A Sabbath Rest Still Remains"	p. 165
Respect for Parents	p. 167
The Fifth Commandment as Bridge between the First and Second Tables	p. 168
The Addressee of the Commandment	p. 174
Honoring Parents: How Does It Happen?	p. 176
The Commandment with a Promise	p. 202
Further Developments in the Story of the Fifth Commandment	p. 207
Protecting Life	p. 221
The Commandment in Its Context	p. 221
The Meaning of the Commandment	p. 223
The Trajectory of the Commandment	p. 224
Internalizing the Commandment	p. 262
The Positive Force of the Commandment	p. 263
A Look at the New Testament	p. 265
Marriage, Sex, and The Neighbor	p. 271
The Addressee of the Commandment	p. 272
The Basic Claim of the Commandment	p. 274
The Rationale for the Commandment	p. 277
The Trajectory of the Commandment through Scripture	p. 281
Into the New Testament by Way of the Tenth Commandment	p. 311
Property and Possessions	p. 317
The Meaning of the Commandment	p. 318
The Legal Trajectory of the Commandment	p. 320
The First Commandment	p. 331
The Story of the Commandment	p. 332
Other Voices	p. 336
Telling the Truth	p. 343
The Meaning of the Commandment	p. 343
The Violence of Words	p. 345
The Starting Point and Continuing Context of the Commandment	p. 347
Lying and Stealing-Honor and Property	p. 362
The Story of the Commandment	p. 369
Other Voices	p. 374
The Continuing Trajectory of the Commandment	p. 382
Truth-Telling as a Theological Issue	p. 385
Desire and Its Repercussions	p. 387
The Unresolved Problem of Numbering the Commandments	p. 387
The Meaning of the Tenth Commandment	p. 389
Elaborating the Commandment in the Laws	p. 402
The First and the Last Commandments	p. 406
From the Old Testament to the New	p. 408
Wrapping It Up	p. 412
Appendix: The Ethics of the Commandments	p. 415
The Givenness of the Commands	p. 416
The Context of the Divine Commands: The Covenant and the Prologue	p. 418
Responsibility, Character, and the Narrative of the Commandments	p. 423
Motivation and Rationality: The Reasonableness of the Commandments	p. 428
Sin and Guilt	p. 430
Bibliography	p. 433
Scripture Index	p. 447
Subject Index	p. 461
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