Messages from God
The importance of the written word can be seen in the number of religions that have sacred texts, and in how often it is claimed a god wrote those texts.
Examples of Ancient Writings
- The Egyptians believed that the ibis-headed Thoth, the scribe of the gods, gave humanity the gift of writing.
- The Assyrians believed it was the god Nabu who gave them the gift of writing.
- The Maya believed that Itzamna, the son of the creator, invented writing and books.
Sacred texts were distributed on a variety of writing materials prior to the invention of paper – and some, such as the Jewish Torah, are still preserved handwritten on animal skin.
Who Knows Anyhow? 
Religion holds sacred scholarship (the written text) and the word uttered by one or more Rabini (transmission). These two sources are the pillars of spirituality.
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