"Van der Zee considers each of the Ten Words in a separate chapter,
giving [...] a brief summary of its interpretations within Jewish, Calvinist,
Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Lutheran faith communities over the
centuries. The discussion is far from exegetical. Although Van der Zee
is clearly a gifted Scripture scholar, he has chosen here to address
his audience - I would say a secularized audience - in down-to-earth
colloquial language and with lively stories and examples. The chatty
style helps to make the Tablets speak."
Paul Matthew St. Pierre, in The British Columbian Catholic
"After reading this book, you realize that the Ten Commandments are
rather different from what we took them to be - less obvious than we
had hoped, but more intriguing; less strict than we were told, yet more
pertinent; less judgmental than we had thought, but more compassionate;
much more on target and up to date than many now dare to assume."
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