what does religious literature tell us – about God, about belief, about the writer?

•religious literature teachings about God

          •the Holy books are proof of God’s existence since God has sent revelations to these people

          •Holy books emphasise that God is beyond human understanding and so the revelations can help us to learn more about him 

          •to help believers’ develop understanding, there are commentaries related to Holy books

          •portrayed to be the judge and a powerful figure and has the power to cleanse sin’s 

          

•religious literature teachings about belief

          •it explains the teachings of a specific religion and can help members to understand more

          •it also helps non-believers to be more aware 

          •accounts of events within the religion can be a source of support - some may die for this

          •this can show that accepting beliefs is more than attending a place of worship 

          •literature may also show disagreement within a religion about the beliefs of faith 

          •believes God is real and that he has the power to redeem the writer 

•religious literature teachings about the writer 

          •there is a clear indication of the writer’s religious beliefs, when recording experiences 

          •in texts, it may be possible to understand the message the writer is trying to convey

          •however, literature may not be easy to recognise their religious beliefs without context

          •the writer is asking for forgiveness by praying to him, and wants to redeem himself