2007-07-03 10:34:11 · 23 answers · asked by Shawny™ 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Neither. It's in the Religion section.
2007-07-03 10:37:04 · answer #1 · answered by kj 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
non fiction. It is considered a reference book, or a religious book.
For those that are splitting hairs: If the call number (the number on the spine telling the library ppl where to put it) has all letters, it's fiction. If it has numbers and letters, the letters being the first 2 or 3 of the author's last name, it is non-fiction. The Dewey Decimal system is for non-fiction books ONLY. Then the system is broken down into categories - religion, reference, biology, etc.
2007-07-03 17:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by wijik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a library, Bibles (and other religious books) are shelved with the non-fiction. If the library uses the Dewey Decimal System, they'll be in the 200s; if they use the Library of Congress system, BL through BX.
2007-07-03 17:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by Navigator 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Non-fiction; Religion
2007-07-03 17:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, the religious section is under the non-fiction section, with all those numbers.
It is a non-fiction, after all.
2007-07-03 17:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by samswebsite 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The library's organizational system is much more complicated than simply "fiction" or "non-fiction". In the Dewey Decimal System, the 200s are the religion books (original texts, commentaries, religious philosophy, etc).
Learn a little about how the library is organized:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_System
2007-07-03 17:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by Obi_San 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
reference.
2007-07-03 17:37:07 · answer #7 · answered by Stan H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This question is as old as the bible, or libraries (whichever you believe came first). I have seen it her numerous times. Each time it make me pause and say "ha ha - this joke should be used on The Last Comics Standing to get the crickets going so I can watch Alonzo roll his eyes." in my head.
If you truly want to be able to debate the question read this book:
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins
2007-07-03 17:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by Ralph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the library I go to it is in the Adult Non-Fiction.
2007-07-03 20:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by Can music save your mortal soul? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are not just 2 kinds of sections in a library
2007-07-03 17:38:23 · answer #10 · answered by 1960story 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋