The Real Ten Commandments: Solon vs. Moses

infidels.org ^ | Richard Carrier

[R. Scott]

The States themselves had "police" powers, and did incorporate much of the Ten Commandments.
As for the history: Alfred the Great prefaced his laws with the Ten Commandments. English common law grew out of the same root.

They incorporated four of the ten. Most have now dropped the proscription against adultery.
Many State laws are common to Western (and other) culture. Solon of Athens (died 559 B.C.) put much of it in writing when he wrote the Athenian Laws. The idea of not committing murder, arson, robbery, etc. is so imbedded in our culture that no one source can be deemed as standing above any other.

[Lurking Libertarian]

I doubt it. Orthodox Jews use the Jewish calendar with Jewish years. On the other hand, there are no doubt many liberal Jews who will gladly sign on to BCE and CE designations

I was educated in an Orthodox Jewish school and we were taught to use "BCE" and "CE" when writing a secular date.

[Verginius Rufus]

Tyrtaeus was also a Spartan poet.

[A.J.Armitage]

The oldest part of the bible is the story of David and Jonathan. The rest of the bible was written backwards!

Fascinating.

Matthew (4th century)

Perhaps you should pass this on to scholars so they'll know to ignore those silly old pre-4th century quotations.

If you would like your eyes opened, read "The sacred mushroom and the cross" by john allegro.

[SunkenCiv]

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