I'm compiling a list of all the sacred books that have ever been written. Is there an agreed upon list? What constitutes a writing as "sacred"? These questions are not meant to be either hypothetical or challenging. I actually need the list. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What is a sacred book?
- Thread starter gmilne
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Green Gaia
Veteran Member
This might help: http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
It's in the eye of the beholder. What is sacred to me is not to others. Go figure!
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Well, if you want to go strictly by the dictionary definition of the word "sacred," here's what it says:gmilne said:
Sacred: Consecrated to or belonging to a god or deity, dedicated or appropriated to religious use, made holy, relating to religion or religious rites and practices.
It goes without saying that books that are considered sacred by one religious group would not be considered sacred by others. With that in mind, I would include the Holy Bible, the Torah, the Qu'ran, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Urantia Book. There must be dozens of others accepted as sacred by various eastern religions. The above named ones would be considered sacred by various Abrahamic faiths.
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angellous_evangellous
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That is going to be a freaking long list. You are going to have to define your terms. What is sacred? Does it have to be respected by just one person or a group? How long does it have to be considered sacred to be on your list? What constitutes a book? What if we only have a fragment left? What if the book only remains in references by secondary sources? What if the book is only one page, or one stanza of poetry in a language that someone made up?gmilne said:
You are not going to be able to find every sacred book that has ever been written, possibly regardless of how you define your terms. Much has been lost, and much is unknown.
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angellous_evangellous
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I agree. I do not think that the Book of Mormon or the Doctrine and Covanents are sacred, but I recognize that others hold them in high esteem, and I can see that others ascribe sacred value to those documents. So are they sacred?NetDoc said:
