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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

Among both we find traces of sacrifices and institutions which offer many parallels to the ordinances of the Mosaic Law.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The Mosaic Law was not given till b.c.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

It was a superstitious fear that held his frightfulness in check—a presentiment based upon the Mosaic Law, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.

Paul they abhorred; and they strove with all their might to combine the full observance of the Mosaic Law, as they understood it, with the principles of the “new covenant,” again as they understood it.

From The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect by Moore, George Foot

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

Green countered that the Enlightenment had in fact developed in opposition to reliance on biblical law and said he had done a lengthy study in search of American court cases that referenced Mosaic law.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2010

Here, as in the whole story, there is not a trace of either the lofty spirit which could have evolved the Mosaic law, or the hero-worship of a later age.

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