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1132395 No.1132395 [Reply] [Original]

Which read first?

>Bible
>Qur'an

?

I am expecting one to roughly stem from the other. So looking to see which is the "original".

>> No.1132399

lol are you retarded? Bible is the original

>> No.1132402

>>1132399
Not retarded, just never learned about religions origins at school..

>> No.1132404

fair enough

>> No.1132407

The bible came first.

>> No.1132417

Egyptian Book of the Dead

>> No.1132426
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1132426

I just got back from seeing the Pope!

>> No.1132454

>>1132426
>>1132426

how was it?

>> No.1132459

Technically, if you're not reading the Qu'ran in Arabic, you're not reading the Qu'ran at all.

>Translation of the Quran has always been a problematic and difficult issue in Islamic theology. Since Muslims revere the Qur'an as miraculous and inimitable (i'jaz al-Qur'an), they argue that the Qur'anic text can not be reproduced in another language or form. Furthermore, an Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on the context, making an accurate translation even more difficult.

>> No.1132460

Epic of Gilgamesh

>> No.1132471

>>1132459
hyper-technically, if you're not an Arab reading the original text in Arabic, you're not reading the Koran.

read them in chronological order; bible first, book full of stolen shit and hate next

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>>1132454
Pretty impressive, there was so many people there.

The cool thing was when I was just sitting on the grass reading by myself a mother with two young children asked me if I wanted to sit with them while it was on and I stuck with them the rest of the day.

The Pope a lovely singer as well, that's on top of being a great intellectual.

>> No.1132478

>>1132471
>Implying the bible isn't full of stolen shit and hate

>> No.1132480

*were

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>>1132478
Actually if you'd read them both you'd know that the Koran is full of much more violence than any other holy book. Mohammed was a war-lord who says infidels cannot unto the kingdom of God. Jesus says everyone is loved by God & was a peaceful man.

>> No.1132492

>>1132486

I dunno, the Old Testament's pretty fucked up.

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>>1132486
That's what they want you to think.

>> No.1132501

>>1132492
Yeah but The Old Testament is the more Jewish end of The Bible. Not really the word & life of Jesus.

>> No.1132503

>>1132501

Oh, I was just talking about as far as holy books in general so.

>> No.1132504

Read Dianetics, it's the newest and most up to date.

>> No.1132509

>>1132504
Rich people are about the only kind of people The Bible says will find it hard to get into heaven. Scientology is a club for loonies.

>> No.1132519

>>1132509
>Christfag calls Scientologists loonies

>wtfamireading.jpg

>> No.1132521

>trolling with scientology
Jeez, get sum style!

>> No.1132523

What's the point of reading religious texts?

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>>1132523
You might be persuaded by them & it's useful to know. For example I'm probably "left-wing" on more issues than not but I'm totally against the effect Islam has upon states of the world (Islamic states are practically still living in the dark ages).

>> No.1132540

A God that wants humans to convert by reading clearly doesn't understand humans.

>> No.1132549

>>1132536
Also the Koran has some beautiful metaphors & an almost self-conscious style that would only then by used by Avant-garde writers centuries later.