Reverence, Interpret, and Respond

• How does Christians revere the Bible?

  • Accessible to all people
  • Careful handling and storage
• How do Jews revere the Torah?

  • Kept in the Ark in the synagogue
  • Wrapped for protection
  • Readers use yad to point to the words so not to touch the Torah
  • The Bimah is in the centre of the synagogue
• How do Muslims revere the Qu'ran?

  • Non-muslims no touch Qu'ran when written in Arabic
  • All Muslims can recite the Qu'ran in Arabic
  • Touch with clean hands
• How do Hindus revere their sacred text?

  • Clean hands before touching
  • Wrapped in silk for protection
  • Found in Shrines in Hindu Homes
• How do the Buddhists revere the Pali Canon?

  • Sincere Mind and filled with gratitude and reverence upon encountering the words of Buddha
  • Stored in a clean place
  • Gestures of respect like the Anjali hand gesture and Prostration
• How do Aboriginals revere their sacred text?

  • Sacred Sites have restricted entry
  • Honour the connection with the land
• How does Christianity Interpret their sacred texts?

  • Understand that the Bible is not single book but has different genres. Accepts humans as authors. Some believe that Bible should be read literally.
• How does Judaism interpret their sacred text?

  • Interpreted as an account of life's origin and how the creation of the Earth happened.
  • Orthodox Jews interprets it as the direct revelation of Truth by God to Moses.
  • Liberal Jews interpret humans as the authors but was divinely inspired.
• How does Islam interpret their sacred text?

  • Interpreted as the Literal word of God
  • Verses are Inscribed in buildings and tombs to sanctify them.
  • Only Qu'ran written in Arabic is sacred
• How does Hinduism interpret their sacred text?