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'''Scripture''' is a technical term for writings that are definitively characteristic of particular religious traditions. It is more specific than the term ''[[religious text]]'', which scholars can apply even to mythological and ritual texts from ancient religions, where records of their authority (or [[heresy]]) have not survived. Scholars of comparative religion investigate the different reasoning that lies behind why various traditions determine some writings to be scripture and others not. |
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This can be illustrated by the ancient documentation we have of an [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] cult of [[Aten]], which lasted little more than a generation, having been supressed as heresy. Although texts in praise of Aten, like the [[Great Hymn to the Aten]], may be considered Aten scriptures, they cannot be considered definitive of the mainstream ancient Egyptian scriptures. On the other hand, the [[Nicene Creed]] is an early Christian description of their beliefs. However, although this is clearly a religious text, and is still highly valued by Christians today, they do not consider it scripture. Scriptures are a very specific type of religious text. |
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==Etymology and usage== |
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The term ''scripture'' arose as an English translation of Judaeo-Christian usage and was applied, by analogy, to the scriptures of other traditions. |
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*''scriptum'' |
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*''graphai'' |
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*''ketuvim'' |
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==See also== |
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*[[manuscript]] |
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*[[canon]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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