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Ch. 6 ScriptureCh. 6 Scripture Key non-English words: vedasdharmasutraGuru Granth Sahib
Qur’anHadithTorahTanak
logospentateuch
apocrypha,vulgatesola scriptura
The Analects
Ch. 6 ScriptureCh. 6 Scripture
Scripture is a late development in Scripture is a late development in most major religions because….most major religions because…. …..literacy was not common. However, oral
tradition functioned much like scripture does today.
Often, the first people to become literate were the religious leaders, and the first formal forms of education were for the training of clergy.
Most religions were not based on scriptures at their origins. Rather, the religion came first and the scriptures were an attempt to preserve it or clarify it.
Scriptures have authority. Max Muller’s 50 Volume Collection
Scriptures of the East (1879) opened up the word “scriptures” to apply to more than just the Bible.
EXAMPLES OF SCRIPTURESEXAMPLES OF SCRIPTURES Vedas Tanak New Testament Qu’ran & Hadith 5 Classics: I Ching (Book of
Changes), Book of Rites, Book of Poetry, Spring & Autumn Annals, Analects. Some add Mencius’The Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean.
Sutras
HinduJewish
Christian
Moslem
Confucianism /Chinese classics
Buddhism
Hindu ScripturesHindu Scriptures Vedas: some never known to the West until the 1850s (Sanskrit). Sriti (that which is heard) and Smrti (that which is remembered)
Examples RgVeda (Hymns to Hindu Gods), SamaVeda (rituals and chants) AtharvaVeda (Healings) Brahamanas (priestly manual: rules, rituals explained). Aranyakas (meditation manual) Upanishads (“sitting near”): a very philosophical work which explains
samsara (the cycle of birth and rebirth) which can lead ulitimately to moksha(liberation).
Puranas, Mahabharata, & Ramayana: ancient lore and stories of the gods.
The Bhagavad Gita is the most famous part of the Mahabharata telling of the Gods Krishna and Rama, who are both incarnations of Vishnu.)
Guru Guru GranthGranth SahibSahib The Sikh religion
began with the Guru Nanak around 1500 A.D. in India.
After a series of 10 living gurus, the final guru was a set of scriptures called the Guru GranthSahib which is found in every Sikh gudwara (temple).
TanakTanak: the Hebrew Scriptures: the Hebrew Scriptures(a.k.a. the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament)(a.k.a. the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament) the Torah: (the Teaching, the Law)
the first 5 books a.k.a. the Pentateuch
the Nevi’im: the Prophets
the Ketuvim: the wisdom writings
The Talmud: commentaries on the mishna
(commandments)
Babylonian Talmud
PalestinianTalmud
בראשית) .1 / Bereshit) - Genesisשמות) .2 / Shemot) - Exodusויקרא) .3 / Vayikra) - Leviticusבמדבר) .4 / Bamidbar) - Numbersדברים) .5 / Devarim) - Deuteronomy
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial, Hosea, Amos, Jonah etc
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel , Ezra, Nehemiah
The The KoranKoran or or Qu’ranQu’ran A collection of what Mohamed recited. It is not in story form or chronological
order. There are 114 suras (chapters) each
with a name arranged in order of length, with numbered ayat verses.
Several suras group together in 30 partsEx: XIX, 26: 5719th part, 26th sura (called “poets”), 57th verse
The 5 Chinese ClassicsThe 5 Chinese Classics
I Ching (Book of Changes)The Book of RitesThe Book of PoetryThe Spring & Autumn AnnalsThe Analects
Some add Mencius’The Great Learning andThe Doctrine of the Mean.
Taoist: the oldest writings. Source: Lao Tzu
Believed to be edited by Confucius
Believed to be written by Confucius
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