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Author Topic:   What is the oldest religious text?
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Message 7 of 56 (192688)
03-19-2005 10:59 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by pink sasquatch
03-18-2005 12:16 PM


Can that even be answered?
There have been many many religions throughout history. Most have died out or been subsumed into other religions. We don't even know what most early religions might have been like. There are many indications though of what seems to be religious practices going back to times in the 10-12,000 year period, other very strong indication going back many tens of thousands of years. There are also the religions of Egypt and the other civilizations of the near East.
If we limit the question to living religions then the Hindu faith is probably the oldest, followed by Judaism.

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jar
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Message 32 of 56 (239023)
08-31-2005 1:53 PM
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08-31-2005 12:24 PM


Re: A Bible Timeline
As usual hoaryhead you post is simply incorrect.
First, the Petrified Forest is NOT in California, it's in Northern Arizona and dates from around 225 Million Years ago. Is that the flood you're talking about?
Now how about trying to move back towards the topic?

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