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  Mosaic Law

  noun

  the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.
• Mosaic law
  Mosaic law

  noun

  Old Testament the laws of the Hebrews ascribed to Moses and contained in the Pentateuch

Mosaic Law

American  

noun

1. the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.

2. the part of the Scripture containing this law; the Pentateuch.

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Mosaic law British  

/ məʊˈzeɪɪk /

noun

1. Old Testament the laws of the Hebrews ascribed to Moses and contained in the Pentateuch

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Mosaic law Cultural  

1. The law that, according to the Old Testament, God gave to the Israelites through Moses. The Mosaic law begins with the Ten Commandments and includes the many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament. In Judaism, these books are called the Torah, or “the Law.”

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Etymology

Origin of Mosaic Law

First recorded in 1695–1705

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The Pharisees ask Jesus whether the woman should be released or killed, hoping to force him to choose between honoring Mosaic Law and his teachings of forgiveness.

From Newsweek

Keimer wore his Beard at full Length, because somewhere in the Mosaic Law it is said, thou shalt not mar the Corners of thy beard.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson

The paradox which thus results is inseparable from the stage of religious knowledge attained under the Mosaic Law.

From The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms by Alexander Maclaren

Nevertheless the sacraments of the Mosaic Law are more like the thing signified by the sacrament, i.e. the Passion of Christ: as clearly appears in the Paschal Lamb and such like.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas

The Mosaic Law shows almost as clear evidences of Babylonian influence as do the earlier chapters of Genesis.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

We cannot return to Mosaic law, but there’s evident wisdom here: People’s futures should not be foreclosed forever because of past injustice.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025

Christian reconstructionism, Tabachnick explained, is "about bringing government in all areas of life under biblical law, a continuation of the Mosaic law in the Old Testament, with some exceptions."

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2021

Different Christian traditions take different approaches to Mosaic law, but in general they view it as the “Old Covenant,” superseded by the arrival of Jesus.

From Slate ● May 15, 2017

The idea that the Bible and Mosaic law provided foundations for American law has taken root in Christian teaching about American history.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2010

The long disquisitions on the Mosaic law, the discussions on the privileges of the Hebrew race and the rights of other races were necessary.

From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Octavius Brooks Frothingham