The Covenant and the Decalogue (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Covenant definition
Covenant definition
Sacred agreement between Hashem and Abraham's descendants
Physical sign of the Covenant
Physical sign of the Covenant
Circumcision of Jewish males
Age for circumcision
Age for circumcision
Eight days old
Alternative name for circumcision ritual
Alternative name for circumcision ritual
Covenant of the cutting
Decalogue meaning
Decalogue meaning
The Ten Commandments
Decalogue structure (religious + social)
Decalogue structure (religious + social)
4 religious laws + 6 social laws
First 4 commandments focus
First 4 commandments focus
Religious obligations (devotion, idolatry, holy day)
Last 6 commandments focus
Last 6 commandments focus
Social responsibilities (honouring parents, honesty)
Number of laws expanded from Decalogue
Number of laws expanded from Decalogue
613 specific laws
Name of expanded laws from Ten Commandments
Name of expanded laws from Ten Commandments
Levitical laws
Sabbath observance period
Sabbath observance period
Friday sundown to Saturday sundown
Covenant parties
Covenant parties
Hashem (God) and Abraham's descendants
Monotheistic faiths influenced by Covenant/Decalogue
Monotheistic faiths influenced by Covenant/Decalogue
Christianity and Islam