"The Mishnah taught that the priests recited the Ten Commandments daily.The Gemara, however, taught that although the Sages wanted to recite the Ten Commandments along with the "Shema" in precincts outside of the Temple, they soon abolished their recitation, because the Sages did not want to lend credence to the arguments of the heretics (who might argue that Jews honored only the Ten Commandments).