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Examples, in order of approximate publication dates: | Examples, in order of approximate publication dates: | ||
| − | *The Vedas ~1500 BCE <ref>http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm</ref> | + | *The [[Vedas]] (~1500 BCE) <ref>http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm</ref> |
| − | *The [[Upanishads]] | + | *The [[Upanishads]] Earliest 8th-7th Century BCE to the modern era<ref>http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/upan/index.htm</ref> |
| − | *The [[Torah]] ( | + | *The [[Torah]] (Compiled between 600-400BCE from scrolls dating back to 1200 BCE) <ref>http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm</ref> |
*The [[Tao Te Ching]] (6th century BCE)<ref>http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047153/Lao-tzu</ref> | *The [[Tao Te Ching]] (6th century BCE)<ref>http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047153/Lao-tzu</ref> | ||
| − | *The [[Bible]] ( | + | *The [[Bible]] (Compiled from books written between 1200 BCE and 300 CE)<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com</ref> |
*The [[Qur'an]](Roughly 650 CE)<ref>Mr. Mohammed, Esq.</ref> | *The [[Qur'an]](Roughly 650 CE)<ref>Mr. Mohammed, Esq.</ref> | ||
*[[Calculus]] textbooks (17th century)<ref>See [[Isaac Newton]] and whathisface Liebniz, as in "simultaneously and independently", as they say in College Bowls.</ref> | *[[Calculus]] textbooks (17th century)<ref>See [[Isaac Newton]] and whathisface Liebniz, as in "simultaneously and independently", as they say in College Bowls.</ref> | ||
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A holy book is one that has been eaten by bookworms.
Examples, in order of approximate publication dates:
- The Vedas (~1500 BCE) [1]
- The Upanishads Earliest 8th-7th Century BCE to the modern era[2]
- The Torah (Compiled between 600-400BCE from scrolls dating back to 1200 BCE) [3]
- The Tao Te Ching (6th century BCE)[4]
- The Bible (Compiled from books written between 1200 BCE and 300 CE)[5]
- The Qur'an(Roughly 650 CE)[6]
- Calculus textbooks (17th century)[7]
- The Origin of Species (19th century) [8]
- The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th century) [9]
References
- ↑ http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/upan/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047153/Lao-tzu
- ↑ http://www.biblegateway.com
- ↑ Mr. Mohammed, Esq.
- ↑ See Isaac Newton and whathisface Liebniz, as in "simultaneously and independently", as they say in College Bowls.
- ↑ Charles Darwin
- ↑ The honorable Douglas Adams
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