Catechism of the Catholic Church §2060 — excerpt
The gift of the commandments and of the Law is part of the covenant God sealed with his own. In Exodus, the revelation of the "ten words" is granted between the proposal of the covenant and its conclusion - after the people had committed themselves…
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Whole chapters cited: Exodus 19
