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ParallelsA comparative study
ChristianityJudaismIslam
On Covenant & Law on the Mountain
God gives law to a chosen prophet atop a mountain, forming the constitutional charter of a people.
What every account tells.
- iProphet ascends a mountain
- iiEncounters the divine presence
- iiiReceives commandments to relay
- ivPeople gathered below
How each tradition tells it.
Judaism
Sinai; two tablets; 613 mitzvot unfolding from the Decalogue.
Christianity
Christ's Sermon on the Mount intentionally parallels Sinai — new law, greater interiority.
Islam
Mount Tur (Qur'an 19:52); Musa speaks with Allah directly (Kalim Allah).