Law of Moses

American  

noun

1. the Pentateuch, containing the Mosaic dispensations, or system of rules and ordinances, and forming the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.

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Law of Moses British  

noun

1. the body of laws contained in the first five books of the Old Testament; Pentateuch

2. Judaism a law or body of laws derived from the Torah in accordance with interpretations (the Oral Law) traditionally believed to have been given to Moses on Mount Sinai together with the Written Law

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"The Law of Moses may have been abrogated," glooms Yale Historian Pelikan, "but not Parkinson's."

From Time Magazine Archive

Consider His attitude towards the Law of Moses.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste

The Law of Moses abolishes superstition by no mere negation, but by the proclamation of a true God.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.

A great part of the Law of Moses is made up of curses, especially Deut 28, 15.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas

So far the Law of Moses and the Gospel.

From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John