Jesus gave the highest place to the commandments of the Decalogue and his response to the scribe reflected that, thus it is 'with good reason' that the two greatest commandments were considered a precis of the Decalogue.From the Finger of God, 160
We are not to imagine that correct or credible exegetical insights will be preserved in the commentaries. But with regard to Mark 12:38-41 and its parallels, we have seemingly forgotten what many before us, with good reason, took for granted: that the double commandment to love is a summarizing exposition of the decalogue.The Gospels and the Scriptures of Israel, Sheffield Academic Press, 1994, 278
In Exodus this code is placed in a definite historical framework, viz., the forming of the covenant at Sinai. These laws are, thus, intended as the stipulations of the covenant.New Bible Dictionary (683)