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Which is “the first, the greatest and mightiest of all books”?

Thief

Thief

Rogue Theologian
paarsurrey said:
Does one mean the Book of Job in OT Bible, please?

Regards
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yeah..a friend of mine told me it's the oldest book in the bible

not sure how he knows that
I didn't ask

but the preamble ....the set up
is profound

many things are displayed and not held in common among believers
I suspect....they are not paying attention to what they have read
 
Jedster

Jedster

Flying through space
tas8831 said:
Superman #1?
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I disagree, the first revelation of Superman was in Action #1

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so, if you insist oh hanging on to your belief, maybe we should start our own sects(even though I am right!)..
 
MJFlores

MJFlores

Well-Known Member
paarsurrey said:
Which is “the first, the greatest and mightiest of all books”?

Thread open for all people who belong to a religion or no-religion, please.

Regards
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Bahaullah writes:

“Gracious God! In His Book, which He hath entitled “Qayyúmu’l-Asmá,”—the first, the greatest and mightiest of all books—He prophesied His own martyrdom. In it is this passage: “O thou Remnant of God! I have sacrificed myself wholly for Thee; I have accepted curses for Thy sake; and have yearned for naught but martyrdom in the path of Thy love. Sufficient Witness unto me is God, the Exalted, the Protector, the Ancient of Days!”

Page 231 Kitab-i-Iqan or the “Book of Certitude” written by Bahaullah.
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Who wrote the book characterize if the book is the greatest and mightiest among books.
Many people will claim - this book was authored by God
Then the book must contain truths and God's scribes [those who took down his word] must be identified.
A book without a scribe and claims to be the greatest and mightiest book among books because it is from God
is nothing but an anonymous letter from an unknown writer
A writer too afraid to be identified because he has no credibility to show whatsoever

So I would like to ask who wrote Harry Potter fantasy novels?

Author J. K. Rowling

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Pottermore (e-books; all languages)
Now that is as simple as it gets.

We have a name of the author, writer or so and the name of the publisher.
So when the story becomes bad, we have these people to blame on.

Same is true with a dish
You know the cook or the establishment
you have taken meals from
so when the food turns bad,
you get to call the police to have the cook arrested

But sometimes the greatest and the mightiest are not expressed in US$ or the number of books sold.
So we would explore other spiritual books.
Like the Vedas.
Who wrote the Vedas?
I'm not a Hindu to competently answer the question.
How about a Hindu scholar?


Oops, they don't know.

Anyway, we continue our quest to find
the greatest and mightiest of all books
Let us go with the best seller's list.

Who would be the better arbiter for this than the Guinness Book of World Records

And they said:

Best-selling book of non-fiction
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
MJFlores said:
Who wrote the book characterize if the book is the greatest and mightiest among books.
Many people will claim - this book was authored by God
Then the book must contain truths and God's scribes [those who took down his word] must be identified.
A book without a scribe and claims to be the greatest and mightiest book among books because it is from God
is nothing but an anonymous letter from an unknown writer
A writer too afraid to be identified because he has no credibility to show whatsoever

So I would like to ask who wrote Harry Potter fantasy novels?

Author J. K. Rowling

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Pottermore (e-books; all languages)
Now that is as simple as it gets.

We have a name of the author, writer or so and the name of the publisher.
So when the story becomes bad, we have these people to blame on.

Same is true with a dish
You know the cook or the establishment
you have taken meals from
so when the food turns bad,
you get to call the police to have the cook arrested

But sometimes the greatest and the mightiest are not expressed in US$ or the number of books sold.
So we would explore other spiritual books.
Like the Vedas.
Who wrote the Vedas?
I'm not a Hindu to competently answer the question.
How about a Hindu scholar?


Oops, they don't know.

Anyway, we continue our quest to find
the greatest and mightiest of all books
Let us go with the best seller's list.

Who would be the better arbiter for this than the Guinness Book of World Records

And they said:

Best-selling book of non-fiction
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There are many people claiming to be having Hinduism as religion in the forum. They are most welcome to participate in the discussion/debate/research, if they like, please.

Regards
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
Polymath257 said:
The universe around us is the greatest and mightiest of books.

But learning how to read it takes discipline and patience.
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So one has some other concept/definition of the word "book"and perhaps also of the word "written". Kindly elaborate on it,please.
There cannot be a book without an author, so who "wrote" the "book" universe and for what purpose, please.

Regards
 
Polymath257

Polymath257

Think & Care
Staff member
Premium Member
paarsurrey said:
So one has some other concept/definition of the word "book"and perhaps also of the word "written". Kindly elaborate on it,please.
There cannot be a book without an author, so who "wrote" the "book" universe and for what purpose, please.

Regards
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And yet, the universe is out there for us to read and comprehend. It may not have an author and it isn't written in any language, but it is certainly the first and mightiest conveyor of information.
 
Polymath257

Polymath257

Think & Care
Staff member
Premium Member
If you want to limit yourself to books that are written by humans, the first seems to have been the Epic of Gilgamesh (at least that is the earliest we have).

The mightiest? Well, that is ambiguous.

The largest was probably the encyclopedia written by Chinese scholars in the 18th century.

The one with the most impact is harder to determine. Candidates are the Bible, the Quran, Plato's Republic, Euclid's Elements. Earlier books tend to have more time to have an impact.
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
InChrist said:
Both OT and NT.
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That does not make a one book, these are two books.

Then the OT consists of:
The Old Testament contains 39 (Protestant), 46(Catholic), or more (Orthodox and other) books, divided, very broadly, into the Pentateuch (Torah), the historical books, the "wisdom" books and the prophets.
Old Testament - Wikipedia
Old Testament - Wikipedia

Then the NT consists of:
The second part is the Greek New Testament, containing 27 books; the four Canonical gospels, Acts of the Apostles, 21 Epistles or letters and the Book of Revelation. The Catholic Church and Eastern Christian churches hold that certain deuterocanonical books and passages are part of the Old Testament canon.
Books of the Bible - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_of_the_Bible

So, it is not a one book. Right, please?
Regards
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
Polymath257 said:
And yet, the universe is out there for us to read and comprehend. It may not have an author and it isn't written in any language, but it is certainly the first and mightiest conveyor of information.
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Now one has added another dimension to it with the word "read" and its "language". One has to elaborate all these, please.
Then one has to compare it with the book "Qayyúmu’l-Asmá", Bahaullah mentioned so passionately in the extended quote , given in my post #40 in the thread, please.

Regards
 
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robocop (actually)

robocop (actually)

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
paarsurrey said:
Please don't mind it.
The site I gave the link of says that the Holy Bible has been sold to over 5 Billion people and the Holy Quran been sold to over 3 Billion people.
Book of Mormon as per one's source sold 150 Million copies. Is it correct, please?
Any guess as to how many people Kitab-i-Iqan or Book of Certitude of Bahaullah has been sold/read, please.

Any body, please.

Regards
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150 million copies as of 2011. Also this I am confident of; the Book of Mormon was rated in the 20 most influential books of America by the library of congress.
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
robocop (actually) said:
150 million copies as of 2011. Also this I am confident of; the Book of Mormon was rated in the 20 most influential books of America by the library of congress.
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Please provide a link so that we could see as to what other books are there in the list and for comparison purposes. Right, please?

Regards
 
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