what makes a book that someone writes a Holy book?
2007-02-26 18:07:29 · 6 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The term "sacred" means little. Could we live without these books? Yes, many do. Books like 'The Iliad' (and 'The Odyssey') are "Classic" literature, and that is a pretty high honour! Let others hold onto to their claims of this "holy" text, or that book "of god's words." 'The Iliad' is a true achievement of mankind, we are lucky to have such an insight into the world of the Greeks.
2007-02-26 19:03:55 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has something to do with the content as well. For a book to be considered sacred or holy, I think it has to involve religion, morals, or a belief system. A book like the Iliad is more "history" or "story" than it is preaching a belief system. But if a group of people were to take a book and find things in it that they felt were 'religious', that group could conceivably call the book sacred to them.
In various religions, sacred or "holy", objects, places or concepts are believed by followers to be intimately connected with God or a divinity. It can also mean an object or idea that is "highly esteemed".
2007-02-27 02:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by Ivhie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be applicable to how people live and behave. While the Illiad has many parallels to modern life it is ultimately a work of fantasy. Books like the bible and qur'an provide a moral compass and rules governing behavior for people who feel they've lost their way in life. However, so do many other books. Which brings us to criteria #2: a LOT of people have to agree that it is holy. And that usually requires someone like Buddha or Jesus, so you might say that the book itself isn't holy, but rather a testament to the holy people and events themselves.
2007-02-27 02:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by pltatman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Holy books claim to be from an otherworldly authority, or to describe such an authority. There are many such books that haven't caught on, but if anyone believes what they "reveal" about supernatural authority then those books are sacred to whoever believes them.
2007-02-27 02:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sacred books usually involve religion.
2007-02-27 02:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People deciding that it is. It's that simple.
Is the Koran sacred to you? Or the Upanishads? They are to some people. It's all man-made.
2007-02-27 02:12:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋