Sacred Text
Of writing. May also be referred to as religious text, religious writing and sacred writing.
Writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity.
This concept's ID is @1~34430
Bible
- Bible
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen...
- Testament
Either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible.
Old Testament
- Paralipomenon
(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II...
- Apocrypha
14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted...
Gospel
- Gospel
The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of...
- Synoptic Gospels
The first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point...
Hinduism
- Vedic literature
(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings...
- mantra
(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted...
Also contains
- prayer
A fixed text used in praying.
- Talmudic literature
(Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings.
- scripture
Any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group.
- psalm
Any sacred song used to praise the deity.
- service book
A book setting forth the forms of church service.
- sapiential book
Any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon,...
- Pseudepigrapha
52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings...