The Ten Commandments
October 10 to 18, 2009 - CLOSED

Although the Ten Commandments scroll has returned to Israel, the display which features interpretative information about the scroll will be available for viewing until Jan 3, 2010. A photographic replication has replaced the original scroll. The full exhibition content is also available online below.

The Ten Words
The Ten Commandments: Law Code or Treaty?
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Numbering the Commandments
The Ten Commandments Scroll – Description and Notes
Translation of the Ten Commandments on the Scroll
The Ten Commandments and the Abrahamic Faiths
An Influence across the Ages
Did you know?
  The Ten Commandments as written on the scroll, with commentary
 
 
The ROM's Dead Sea Scrolls guidebook enhances the visitor experience and serves as a memento of the Toronto exhibition

 

Royal Ontario Museum

First Installation Second Installation The Ten Commandments The Scrolls on Display