The original usage of the term distinguished these scriptures both from those considered non-canonical and from those considered protocanonical.

However, some editions of the Bible include text from both deuterocanonical and non-canonical scriptures in a single section designated " Apocrypha ".

Certain American conservatives, fundamentalists and evangelicals believe that the scriptures are both human and divine in origin: human in their manner of composition, but divine in that their source is God, the Holy Spirit, who governed the writers of scripture in such a way that they recorded nothing at all contrary to the truth.

On the other hand, the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions accept both Theravada and Mahayana scriptures, and consequently the practice will vary depending on their interpretation of the sutras.

The official symbol of Ulan Bator is the, a mythical bird in both Buddhist and Hindu scriptures called Khan Garuda or Khangar'd () by Mongols.

By using the Old Testament ( a term linked with Supersessionism ) to validate Jesus, Early Christians sought to tap into both the oracles of the prophets and the antiquity of the Jewish scriptures.

The epics Mahabharata and Ramayana serve as both religious scriptures and a rich source of philosophy and morality for a Hindu.

His government set up an idol of Zeus on the Temple Mount, which Jews considered to be desecration of the Mount ; it also forbade both circumcision and possession of Jewish scriptures, on pain of death.

When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek in ancient Alexandria around 200 BC the word " Hades " ( underworld ) was substituted for Sheol, and this is reflected in the New Testament where Hades is both the underworld of the dead and the personification of the evil it represents.

The Ramayana and Mahabharata ( both being Hindu mythological stories based on religious scriptures of the same names ) were the first major television series produced.

Some scholars have argued, citing early Hindu scriptures and archaeological evidence, that the cow has not always been sacred and that cows, oxen, and bulls were both sacrificed and eaten in Vedic times and to some extent even later.

Antiochus forbids both circumcision and possession of Jewish scriptures on pain of death.

Christian interpretations of the scriptures mentioning the Queen of Sheba in the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, typically have emphasized both the historical and metaphorical values in the story.

Still other scriptures narrate that Kamadhenu was in the possession of either Jamadagni or Vasistha ( both ancient sages ), and that kings who tried to steal her from the sage ultimately faced dire consequences for their actions.

The purpose of this book is to show as clearly as possible that there is an essential unity in all religions ; that there is no difference in the truths inculcated by the various faiths ; that there is but one method by which the world, both external and internal, has evolved ; and that there is but one Goal admitted by all scriptures.

The current version has been thoroughly revised, rearranged, and greatly expanded ( material has been included from many different sources ) — numerous quotations from the early scriptures have been added, and both Sanskrit and Pali terms are given for key concepts.

Theravada scriptures, as interpreted in Thailand, require that for a woman to be ordained as a monk, the ceremony must be attended by both a male and female monk.

The Christian scriptures, insofar as they are the founding narrative of the Christian church, provide many key stories and concepts that become important for Christian mystics in all later generations: practices such as the Eucharist, baptism and the Lord's Prayer all become activities that take on importance for both their ritual and symbolic values.

Smith publicly opposed Roberts ' quasi-evolutionary views in deference to a literal reading of both the Bible and the Mormon scriptures.

Debates about scripture were underway in the mid-2nd century, concurrent with a drastic increase of new scriptures, both Jewish and Christian.

The exact nature of both Vishnu and Shiva ( from their associated stories in Vedic and Puranic scriptures ), and their position of difference or unity ( or both ), is a subject of some debate amongst the different philosophical schools.

The Sanskrit word smṛti स ् म ृ त ि ( also transliterated variously as smriti, smRti, or sm ' Rti ) literally means " that which is remembered ", and refers both to " mindfulness " in Buddhism and " a category of metrical texts " in Hinduism, considered second in authority to the Śruti scriptures.

They promoted both Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna scriptures.

Though the Early Church used the Old Testament according to the canon of the Septuagint ( LXX ), the apostles did not otherwise leave a defined set of new scriptures ; instead the New Testament developed over time.

In it, he argued that Jews misread their own scriptures because they miss the unity of the Old and New Testaments.

The apologia of the Southern churches was largely based in Old Testament scriptures, which often represent slavery as a part of the natural order of things.

In the Torah, the Jewish scriptures and the Old Testament of the Bible, it was the promise of God to provide an eternal liberating king in the line of King David of Bethlehem.

The Gothic manuscripts extant were derived from the earlier languages of the Old and New Testament scriptures.

Sheba ( Ge ' ez: ሳባ, Saba, Arabic: سبأ, Sabāʾ, South Arabian 13px13px13px, Hebrew: שבא, Sh ' va, also referred to as the people of Tubba ) was a kingdom mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures ( Old Testament ) and the Qur ' an.

Latter-day Saints claim that various Old Testament and New Testament scriptures, including teachings of Christ himself, prophesy of this " falling away " or " apostasy.

The Israelites had festivals as well, but as is evident from the Old Testament and other scriptures, these festivals related more to commemorating certain days of their history.

It is primarily based on the Bible ( Old Testament and New Testament ), the exegesis of these scriptures, the scriptures of early Christian philosophers and hermits, tradition, and legends incorporated from other beliefs.

# Belief in the validity of the Bible ( Old and New ), Qur ' an and in the scriptures of all the Prophets of God.

Latter-day Saints claim that various Old Testament and New Testament scriptures, including teachings of Christ himself, prophesy of this " falling away " or " apostasy.

They believe that “ The emergent ideology is a perversion of the Word of God and the doctrine of the Church of the Nazarene .” The group circulated a petition to members of the denomination, which was presented by 500 members to the Board of General Superintendents in January 2009, with the desire that “ Our fervent hope and prayer is that the General Superintendents will respond by purging our denomination of the emergent cancer before it is too late .” Prior to the most recent General Assembly held in July 2009, the Concerned Nazarenes advocated revising the Articles of Faith to affirm biblical inerrancy: “ Old and New Testaments are inerrant throughout and the supreme authority on everything the scriptures teach .” Further, they are concerned about the teaching of open theism and biological evolution in Nazarene universities ; invitations to emergent church leaders Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, and Doug Pagitt to speak at Nazarene institutions ; and the use of “ experiential works-based techniques for prayer ”, including prayer labyrinths, prayer stations and retreats to Roman Catholic monasteries.

It is primarily based on the Bible ( Old and New Testaments ), the exegesis of these scriptures, the scriptures of early Christian philosophers and hermits, tradition, and legends incorporated from other beliefs.

Scriptures were collected from the Old and New Testament ; the Pistis Sophia and other scriptures known before the Nag Hammadi find ; the Nag Hammadi scriptures of the Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Truth, and Gospel of Phillip ; Cathar, Hermetic, Manichean, and Mandaean sources ; and the Chaldean Oracles.

* Old Testament, the large, first section of the holy scriptures of Christianity, incorporating the Jewish Scriptures ( the Tanakh )

Garner Ted Armstrong ( February 9, 1930 – September 15, 2003 ) was an American evangelist and the son of Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God, at the time a Sabbatarian organization that taught strict observance of seventh-day Sabbath, holy days typically associated with the Jewish faith, and other observances derived from the Old Testament scriptures.

Aldhelm ( c. 639 – 709 ) translated the complete Book of Psalms and large portions of other scriptures into Old English.

This is the First Commandment common to all three scriptures: Old Testament, New Testament and Final Testament ( The Quran ).

As one scholar explains that mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore had two goals: one to glorify the Virgin Mary as Theotokos, ( God-Bearer ); and the other as the scholar puts is “ a systematic and comprehensive articulation of the relationship of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian scriptures as one in which the Hebrew Bible foreshadows Christianity .” This is explained by the dual images of Old Testament and New Testament events depicted in the mosaics of the triumphal arch and the nave.