religious scripture
Holy written teachings
Religious scripture refers to texts considered sacred or authoritative within a faith tradition—the Bible for Christians, the Quran for Muslims, the Torah for Jews, the Vedas for Hindus.
These writings are treated as divinely inspired or revealed, serving as foundations for doctrine, ritual, and moral guidance.
He spent each morning studying scripture.
- sacred textHoly religious writing
- holy bookSacred religious text
- divine wordSacred communication from deity
- sutraEastern religious discourse
- Dead Sea ScrollsAncient manuscripts from Judean caves
prayer · exegesis · canon · chapter and verse · Upanishads · midrash · oral tradition · doctrine · liturgy · gospel · Vedas · codex · hermeneutics · Torah · Old Testament · New Testament · King James Bible · Talmud
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Sensational cheap literature
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religious scriptureskeptical inquiry
Evidence-demanding examination of claims
scientific method · empirical data · empiricism · critical analysis · rationalism
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