In the Bible there are two different versions of the Decalogue or otherwise known as the Ten Commandments. One is in Exodus 20:1-17 and one is in Deuteronomy 5. There are a number of differences between the Ten Commandments of Exodus 20 and the Decalogue of Deuteronomy 5. The main difference between the two is the way that they are written. In Exodus, the commandments are written as if Yahweh is talking straight to the people themselves. He gets right to the point and says the commandments with a
of the Hebrews (also known as Israelites). From there this belief has continued to be a major influence in daily life, politics, culture, and inventions in many major western civilizations since then. This includes civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Exodus, the Greeks, Cyrus the Great of the Persians, the Romans, and the Renaissance
The difference in Monotheism compared to polytheism is that monotheism is the belief that only one God exists and that God demands a high standard of personal and societal behavior. Even though this issue is still disputed to this day, the monotheistic thought changed the early Western Civilization for the better. With the collapse of Akkadian rule, Polytheism was at its last leg and with the help of Moses and the beginning of Christianity, Monotheism changed the Western Civilization, bringing new
most powerful things that these Hellenistic tribes managed to do was to create different types of heroes. For the most part, heroism in many corners of the ancient world was centrally based on the virtues of martial prowess, adherence to the accepted code of arms, and ritualistic loyalty to comrades. Specifically in ancient Greece, honor was the most important attribute of a man’s identity. To defend their reputations, men would leave the