Why do you think so many religious traditions have a sacred scripture?
So the first question I would like you to respond to for this week is:
Why do you think so many religious traditions have a sacred scripture? Why is it that most of the worlds religions have a book or collection of books that contain the important teachings of that religion? What are some of the benefits of scriptures?
Secondly, I would like you to think about the challenge of interpretation that comes along with having a scripture. How do you make sure that a sacred scripture is understood and interpreted correctly? What are some ways you know of that religions regulate the interpretation of their scripture? Or how do you think religions should ensure that no one is going to misinterpret their scriptures?
Week One Power Point Outline
What is Scripture?
sacred text or holy book of a religious tradition
Some have one, some have a whole library!
Scriptura writing
Scripture is primarily a relational, not a literary, quality (5)
No requirements for what scripture has to be
writing that is accepted and used in a religious community as especially sacred and authoritative
Most religions have scripture, but scriptures vary greatly among the worlds religions
Stories, teachings, doctrines, conversations, poetry, philosophy, ritual, etc.
Your initial response
must be at least 250 words and include two direct quotations from the reading (along with the page numbers for the quotes).
You must also respond to at least two classmates
ATTACHMENTS
And the bibliographic information for the text:
Van Voorst, Robert E. Anthology of World Scriptures. 9th ed., Cengage Learning, 2017.
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