Religious text

A written work used within a religious tradition to convey teachings, support rituals, establish laws, recount sacred narratives, or offer spiritual guidance.

Scripture: A text or collection regarded as sacred or authoritative within a religious tradition. Many religious texts are treated as scripture, though traditions differ over which works qualify.
Textual criticism: The study of textual variants to reconstruct or understand the history of a written work. Comparing manuscripts helps establish how a religious text changed during transmission.
Liturgy: A prescribed form or order of public religious worship. Texts supply prayers, readings, and responses used in communal rites.
Quran: The central scripture of Islam, understood by Muslims as divine revelation to Muhammad. It is a defining example of a text recited, studied, and treated as scripture.
Oral tradition: Knowledge and stories transmitted through speech across generations. Some religious writings preserve teachings and narratives previously transmitted orally.
Manuscript: A document written by hand, especially before the widespread use of printing. Manuscripts preserve early witnesses to religious texts and their variants.
Prayer: Communication or communion with a deity or sacred reality, often through spoken or written words. Religious texts provide prayers for personal devotion and shared worship.
Bible: The sacred collection of Jewish and Christian scriptures, with different canons across traditions. Its multiple books illustrate how collections become central to religious communities.
Canon: A recognized collection of authoritative works within a religious tradition or intellectual field. A canon distinguishes accepted religious writings from other texts.
Translation: The expression of a text's meaning in another language. Translations extend a text's reach while raising questions about meaning and authority.

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