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Ten Commandments, The (1923)
IMDB rating: 7.50
Plot: The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
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Directors: DeMille Cecil B.
Actors: Roberts Theodore,de Rochefort Charles,Moore Pat,Neill James,Butt Lawson,Burton Clarence,Johnson Noble,Dix Richard,La Rocque Rod,Edeson Robert,Drama,
Do you know the history behind the writing of the old testament ?
THE ORIGIN OF THE BIBLE.
A few wandering families — poor, wretched, without education, art or power; descendants of those who had been enslaved for four hundred years; ignorant as the inhabitants of Central Africa, had just escaped from their masters to the desert of Sinai. Their leader was Moses, a man who had been raised in the family of Pharaoh and had been taught the law and mythology of Egypt. For the purpose of controlling his followers he pretended that he was instructed and assisted by Jehovah, the God of these wanderers.
Everything that happened was attributed to the interference of this God. Moses declared that he met this God face to face; that on Sinai’s top from the hands of this God he had received the tables of stone on which, by the finger of this God, the Ten Commandments had been written, and that, in addition to this, Jehovah had made known the sacrifices and ceremonies that were pleasing to him and the laws by which the people should be governed.
In this way the Jewish religion and the Mosaic Code were established.
It is now claimed that this religion and these laws were and are revealed and established for all mankind.
At that time these wanderers had no commerce with other nations, they had no written language, they could neither read nor write. They had no means by which they could make this revelation known to other nations, and so it remained buried in the jargon of a few ignorant, impoverished and unknown tribes for more than two thousand year’s.
Many centuries after Moses, the leader, was dead many centuries after all his followers had passed away — the Pentateuch was written, the work of many writers, and to give it force and authority it was claimed that Moses was the author.
We now know that the Pentateuch was not written by Moses.
Towns are mentioned that were not in existence when Moses lived.
Money, not coined until centuries after his death, is mentioned.
So, many of the laws were not applicable to wanderers on the desert — laws about agriculture, about the sacrifice of oxen, sheep and doves, about the weaving of cloth, about ornaments of gold and silver, about the cultivation of land, about harvest, about the threshing of grain, about houses and temples, about cities of refuge, and about many other subjects of no possible application to a few starving wanderers over the sands and rocks.
It is now not only admitted by intelligent and honest theologians that Moses was not the author of the Pentateuch, but they all admit that no one knows who the authors were, or who wrote any one of these books, or a chapter or a line. We know that the books were not written in the same generation; that they were not all written by one person; that they are filled with mistakes and contradictions. It is also admitted that Joshua did not write the book that bears his name, because it refers to events that did not happen until long after his death.
No one knows, or pretends to know, the author of Judges; all we know is that it was written centuries after all the judges had ceased to exist. No one knows the author of Ruth, nor of First and Second Samuel; all we know is that Samuel did not write the books that bear his name. In the 25th chapter of First Samuel is an account of the raising of Samuel by the Witch of Endor.
No one knows the author of First and Second Kings or First and Second Chronicles; all we know is that these books are of no value.
We know that the Psalms were not written by David. In the Psalms the Captivity is spoken of, and that did not happen until about five hundred years after David slept with his fathers.
We know that Solomon did not write the Proverbs or the Song; that Isaiah was not the author of the book that bears his name; that no one knows the author of Job, Ecclesiastes, or Esther, or of any book in the Old Testament, with the exception of Ezra.
We know that God is not mentioned or in any way referred to in the book of Esther. We know, too, that the book is cruel, absurd and impossible.
God is not mentioned in the Song of Solomon, the best book in the Old Testament.
And we know that Ecclesiastes was written by an unbeliever.
We know, too, that the Jews themselves had not decided as to what books were inspired — were authentic — until the second century after Christ.
Well that about wraps that myth up ,not much point in arguing about it now unless of course you are missing several parts of the essential organs in man/
Um, just a few problems with that…
Starting with the fact that jews/hebrews were never slaves in Egypt, and "moses" probably never existed.
But you make some good points anyway.
Peace.
WellTraveledProg | Feb 03, 2010
Well, there is a huge problem right off the bat with the first sentence so I didnt bother to read the rest, it’s probably as inaccurate as the first.
"poor, wretched, without education, art or power"
No, they were not poor. They had been given the gold, jewels, and other things of wealth of the Egyptians before they left.
Wretched, ok maybe? As in undergoing trauma and fleeing to a better place.
Without education: No. The Jews could read quite well. Both Hebrew and Egyptian.
Without Art: No. Hebrew culture from back then is still to be found, you can see some beautiful artwork found on pottery, walls, etc, that the Hebrews created.
Without power: No, not without power. If they were without power they wouldnt have been able to get up and leave, nor would they have been able to move through the lands they were going to, and overcome those who tried to kill them, nor would they have been able to conquer the land of Canaan if they had been without power.
As for the rest, I’ve just glanced up and seen the last few sentences, and they are as moronic and inaccurate as the first.
Rivky | Feb 03, 2010
The appellate division upheld the deviation in support even though the trial judge stated the evidence does not show good cause or bad cause for reason to deviate is reason to deviate b/c it’s in the best interest of the children. and was agreed b/t the parties prior (again not taking into account at the time of the original agreement I had 52 overnights now I had 130)
