Compare Exodus and Code of Hammurabi
There are many rules and codes throughout the Bible that are to be followed. In Exodus, the Ten Commandments are found. These are easily comparable to the codes found in the Book of the Dead and the Code of Hammurabi. Although the Code of Hammurabi is a set of laws and not moral rules for going to heaven, many things are similar. Yet, on some account, many things are left unmatchable. The first of the Ten Commandments cannot really be compared because it excludes all of the other gods. It proclaims that God is the only god, and no others come before him. (Exodus 3, pg. 41) The second commandment states that people are not to build "...graven images or any likeness of anything that is not in heaven or above..." (Exodus 4, pg 41), but in Mesopotamia and Egypt, it was considered a sin if you did not pay homage to the gods by building statues and such in the
In Exodus, it states that, "you shall not bare false witness against your neighbor. 7) The final commandment about coveting, (Exodus 17, pgs 41 & 42), is very similar to the Book of the Dead (Negative Confession, pg. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. The Bible remains in present day culture, unlike the other two works, although the morals laid down by the Bible show themselves in cultures all throughout the world. 29) Yet, the Code of Hammurabi states that it is simply morally wrong to kill without just cause, and are to be put to death. The commandment against adultery (Exodus 14, pg 41) is also in the Code of Hammurabi, and is stated twice in the Book of the Dead. 41) The next commandment is "you shall not kill," (Exodus 13, pg 41), which is stated in the Book of the Dead as being sinful. 29), because it states that one should not be jealous of what another has. The ethical requirements laid down in the Bible through the Ten Commandments allow one to learn a great deal about this religion. 41) For example, in Egypt it was stated in the Negative confession that to curse the gods it was a sin.
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