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Between Moralism and Moral Vision: Rediscovering the Decalogue—Exodus 20:12-16 (Amy Merrill Willis)

Having experienced the Ten Commandments through the lens of moralism and legalism as a child, they can appear oppressive and controlling. Re-reading them with fresh eyes in adulthood, however, we can discover previously unexpected anti-authoritarian and egalitarian contours.