Ten Commandments picture God just commanding Moses to make some tablets, as if there were no history to this matter, so RJE adds the explanation that these are a replacement for the earlier tablets that were shattered." He writes that Exodus 34:14–26 is the J text of the Ten Commandments: "The first two commandments and the sabbath commandment have parallels in the other versions of the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5). … The other seven commandments here are completely different." He suggests that differences in the J and E versions of the Ten Commandments story are a result of power
Book of Commandments he had to revise the passage to bring it into accord with his subsequent translation of the Bible and claim to be sole prophet in the Church. An apologist would reply that this misunderstanding of the original text is precisely why it had to be clarified. Note that the units of the "Book of Commandments" are chapters, while the "Doctrine and Covenants" has sections. Chapters of the book correspond exactly to modern "D&C" sections except for the revisions discussed above. Book of Commandments The Book of Commandments is the earliest published volume said to contain the revelations of Joseph Smith