Ten Commandments in Catholic theology text against covetousness as a single proscription, but differs from Christian denominations in that it considers what many Christians call a prologue to be the entire first commandment. The Ten Commandments are recognized as a moral foundation by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They first appear in the Book of Exodus, according to which Moses, acting under the orders of God, freed the Israelites from physical slavery in Egypt. According to Church teaching, God offered a covenant—which included the Ten Commandments—to also free them from the "spiritual slavery" of sin. Some historians have described this as "the central event in the
The Ten Commandments (miniseries) the source material". David Bianculli of the "New York Daily News" reviewed it as "Thou shalt not watch." while Matt Roush of "TV Guide" wrote the film "violates the primary commandment of epic filmmaking, biblical or otherwise: Thou shalt not bore." Matthew Gilbert of the "Boston Globe" called it "an empty inane remake." and "The Washington Post"'s Tom Shales calls it a "dreadful, doleful remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 classic "The Ten Commandments"." The Ten Commandments (miniseries) The Ten Commandments is a 2006 miniseries that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses. It ran on the ABC TV network. The