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What is the oldest religious text?

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03-18-2005 12:16 PM

What is the oldest religious text?
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I think this is an important question, one definitely outside of my area of expertise.
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In another thread, xevolutionist writes:
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Zweemer, author of The Origins of Religion, found that the oldest traditions were of one supreme God and that other beliefs came later. I am of the opinion that the Hebrew writings are the oldest and best documented manuscripts that we have. I will take a look at the upanishads, but you are the first person to tell me that their writings are older than the torah.
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I did some quick poking around on the web, and found independent sites claiming that both the "Egyptian 5th Dynasty Pyramid Text" and the Hindu Rig Veda hold the title of the world's most ancient religious text.
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Ultimately, I would be interested to see a timeline of important religious texts, and the Torah's chronological place among them.
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03-19-2005 9:16 AM

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