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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Law of Moses

"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

Paul preaching at Antioch taught the brethren that by Jesus Christ all who believe in him "are justified from all things from which ye could not be justified by the Law of Moses."

From The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign 1847 edition by Bates, Joseph

Therefore Moses' seat must mean no more than the Law of Moses, and the sitting in it no more than the preaching of the Law of Moses.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin

St. Paul is not bent on explaining what has been the Education of the World, but on pointing out in what relation the Gospel of Christ stands to the Law of Moses.

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