First Commandment
Second Commandment
Third Commandment
Commandments & Ethics
St. Patrick
100
This is the most basic prohibition made by the First Commandment.
What is the worship of foreign/strange/multiple gods?
100
Because ancient societies placed great value on this, its use was restricted to people of certain social classes in relation to its bearer.
What is a name?
100
This is the Hebrew term for the seventh day of the week.
What is "Sabbath"?
100
This term was used to describe the relationship between the first three Commandments and the broader field of ethics.
What is "point of no return"?
100
This plant is often associate with St. Patrick.
What is the shamrock?
200
This refers to the worship of people or things that are not, in fact, divine.
What is idolatry?
200
It was during his encounter with this that Moses asked God to reveal his name.
What is the burning bush?
200
Because of the Biblical prohibition against lighting fires on the Sabbath, modern-day Jewish observance includes refraining of the use of this.
What is electricity?
200
It is in this sense that the first three Commandments constitute a "point of no return" in the field of ethics.
What is, "they place the foundation of moral behavior in one's relationship to God"?
200
This is where St. Patrick was born.
What is Britain?
300
This refers to the believe that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not.
What is agnosticism?
300
This is the text of the Second Commandment, as given in the textbook.
What is "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain"?
300
This unit of time has unknown historical origins.
What is the week?
300
The first three Commandments constitute a difficulty primarily among this group of people.
What is "people who don't believe in God"?
300
St. Patrick's father was a citizen of this empire.
What is the Roman Empire?
400
This is the text of the First Commandment, as given in the textbook.
What is "I am the Lord, your God; you shall not have strange gods before me"?
400
This is the Greek term referring to the name of God, as revealed in the Hebrew text of the Book of Exodus.
What is the "divine tetragrammaton"?
400
This is the text of the Third Commandment, as given in the textbook.
What is "Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day"?
400
Traditionally, the first three Commandments are referred to as the first one of these (a reference to the story of Moses on Mt. Sinai).
What is "tablet (of the law)"?
400
St. Patrick is believed to have died in this city.
What is Armagh?
500
These are four qualities implied by divinity, which only God possesses. (Hint: They all begin with "O.")
What are omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and omnibenevolence?
500
These are the four Hebrew characters that make up the "divine tetragrammaton." (One character is used twice.)
What are yod,hei, vav, hei?
500
Even from a non-religious perspective, there is wisdom in setting aside time for these.
What are recreational activities, family, charitable pursuits, study, prayer, reflection, spiritual activity, and rest?
500
In general, all Ten Commandments operate on the philosophical belief that there is such a thing as one of these.
What is a "moral fact"?
500
This city has the second largest St. Patrick's day parade in the United States (measured by participants as a proportion of overall city population).
What is Scranton, PA?
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