CFD 3240 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Second Epistle Of Peter, Zoroastrianism, Vedas
31 Jan 2019
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Not all religions approach their sacred texts in the same way. For some, the texts are very general, vague points of reference or departure. For some they give an historical basis, or at least a mythical substructure- accounting for the origins of the world and the religion itself. Others have a much more interactive role and perspective on the sacred texts of their religion. For some religions, the meaning of the texts is fluid, open to constant reinterpretation. The emphasis is on each person taking something new from the texts. The texts are, in a sense, pretexts to the real engagement with religious ideas, which happens in the person who hears those texts read. Texts which are primary wise sayings or aphorisms, but which having deeper meaning than the words themselves, and which are not focused on the words, per se (such as some of the buddhist texts) have this kind of dynamic.
