Existing Studies Summary¶

law-01 (God's Moral Law)¶

Established the Decalogue as distinct category via 7 unique markers (God's voice, God's finger, stone, inside the ark, "added no more," called "covenant," called "testimony")
Attributes: holy, just, good, spiritual, perfect, eternal
62 E-items, 5 N-items, 8 I-items
I8 (I-C): Threefold division is "compatible external" framework
35 Continues E-items, 0 Abolished E-items, 27 Neutral
All cessation-vocabulary E-items reclassified to Neutral (dogma referent = ceremonial)

Pre-Sinai evidence for moral law
Gen 26:5 uses same Hebrew terms as Sinai legislation
41 E-items, 5 N-items, 8 I-items
Six lines of pre-Sinai evidence: Sabbath at creation, Cain's murder, clean/unclean animals, Abraham's obedience, Joseph recognizing adultery as sin, manna-Sabbath test

Five-dimensional distinction between Decalogue and subsequent legislation
Stage 1 = Exo 20:1-17 (God speaks directly)
Transition = Exo 20:18-21 (mediation request)
Stage 2a = Exo 20:22-23:33 (mishpatim through Moses)
Stage 2b = Exo 25-31 (sanctuary through Moses)
Exo 21:1 formula: "Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them"
Deu 4:13-14 distinguishes "his covenant, the ten commandments" from "statutes and judgments"
37 E-items, 8 N-items, 7 I-items