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Covenant and Commandment
A Study of the Ten Commandments in the
Context of Grace

C.W. Christian

Introduction: A Covenant with the Reader

Part 1: The Covenant and the Commandments

Chapter 1: The God of Covenants

Chapter 2: The Hebrew Looks at God

Chapter 3: Humankind, Community, and History

Chapter 4: The Covenant and the Law

Chapter 5: The Ten Commandments: Their Origins, Character, and Scope

Part 2: The Vertical Commandments

Chapter 6: But First. . . A Word from God

Chapter 7: The First Commandment: The Character of God

Chapter 8: The Second Commandment: Concerning Idols

Chapter 9: The Third Commandment: On Using the Name

Chapter 10: The Fourth Commandment: Confessing Our Humanity

Part 3: The Horizontal Commandments

Chapter 11: “Let Persons Be Persons”

Chapter 12: The Fifth Commandment: Recognition of Indebtedness

Chapter 13: The Sixth Commandment: Respect for Persons as the Image of God

Chapter 14: The Seventh Commandment: Respect for Persons in the Male-Female Relationship

Chapter 15: The Eighth Commandment: Respect for Property as an Extension of Selfhood

Chapter 16: The Ninth Commandment: Respect for the Integrity of Society

Chapter 17: The Tenth Commandment: The Inwardness of the Law

Afterword: Down from the Mountain

Questions for Personal Reflection or Group Discussion