How is the Bible different from other sacred writings?
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16 • The Bible claims to be revelation from God. It’s interesting to note that we can put the religious writings of the world into three basic categories: • Mythology. The vast majority of the world’s religions are based on myth. This is true of nature religions especially. There are stories passed from generation to generation about the origin of the tribal people, the deities that animate nature and so on. There is not even a hint of historical truth. • Wisdom writings. Many Asian religions are based on the writings of sages, or wise teachers. Hinduism has a mix of mythology and wisdom writings in the Upanishads. Buddhism is the insights of Siddhartha and those who came after him. Confucianism and Taoism are also based on the insights of Confucius and Lao Tsu. They make no claim to final or absolute truth. They speak of their experiences and understand
