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Truth in Sacred Texts - Coggle Diagram
Truth in Sacred Texts
Religious truth
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Truth God wanted in holy scriptures of our redemption is what Bible represents, not exact historical reality.
Moral Truth
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Old testament reflect morality of Hewbrews who have differing standards. You were entitled to perform something if it was peformed on you
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Symbolic Truth
The story of the tree of good and evil is an example of such a symbol. There is truth there, but it is religious truth, not factual truth about apples and snakes.
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majority of scriptue represented through symbols, parables, myths, allegories
Proverbial Truth
Majority of Bible, Wisdom books, includes folksy truth contained in proverbs such as do unto others as you would have others do unto you; A stitch in time saves nine.
Histrocial Truth
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while much of it was passed down orally, it is largely accurate
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Bible written from specific perspective of particualr group and as such there are missing perspectives
Scientific Truth
Biblical writers reflect the scientific understandings of their day, which were very primitive
e.g. Bible describes earth as flat, sun stood still, world was created in seven days
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