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Most religions have religious texts they view as sacred. Many religions and spiritual movements believe that their sacred texts are wholly divine or spiritually inspired in origin. Monotheistic religions often view their sacred texts as the "Word of God", often feeling that the texts are inspired by God. Even non-believers often capitalize the names of sacred scriptures as a mark of respect or tradition. Another interpretation of the "Word of God" is that it was with the power of the Word that God brought into existence Heaven and Earth, and that this power continues to maintain a balance (i.e the movement of the planets and stars, cycles of nature). This is akin to the concept of the Greek Logos or the Chinese Tao.
The Rigveda of Hinduism was likely composed between roughly 1500–1300 BCE, making it one of the world's oldest religious texts. The oldest portions of the Zoroastrian Avesta are believed to have been transmitted orally for centuries before they found written form, and although widely differing dates for Gathic Avestan (the language of the oldest texts) have been proposed, scholarly consensus floats at around 1000 BCE (roughly contemporary to the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit).
The first printed scripture for wide distribution to the masses was The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture, printed in the year 868 CE.
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Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen, #NJ) said lawmakers should not base their votes on religious texts. Damn Right! #gaymarriage
@garylfrancione I strongly disagree with most religious texts. Though, I don't need some ancient set of rules to guide my behavior, anyway.
VeganMudblood (Chelsea) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:50:58 -0000
@garylfrancione I strongly disagree with most religious texts. Though, I don't need some ancient set of rules to guide my behavior, anyway.
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