Hinduism and "Holy Bible"

[awfulthings9]

I am tutoring a young man from a Hindu family. We were talking about religious texts recently, and I indicated, as illustration, his family’s copy of the Bhagavad Gita. He then surprised me by pulling a copy of a “Holy Bible” and saying it was his family’s “Bible”. Other than the words “Holy Bible”, it was written in their native pen (Sanskrit??). I asked if it was the same Bible that I would use, giving examples of Old Testament stories and references to Christ, but he didn’t know. They don’t attend a Christian church and have no Christian stuff around their house. Does anyone in here know Hinduism well enough to guess if this was a translation of “The” Bible that a missionary had given out in India, or do they use the words “Holy Bible” to refer to their text, as well. Thanks.

 

[Loginus]

(Puts on serious hat)

Its probably a bible the family bought and has read justa s they would any other book.

I know my girlfriends father has like 4 different copies of the bible (as well as other religious texts) in his book shelf (he’s a practising Muslim as is her entire family).

Hell, I have a few copies of the book myself. Its a good read even for non-christians:thumbsup:

 

[Ahimsa]

I am tutoring a young man from a Hindu family. We were talking about religious texts recently, and I indicated, as illustration, his family’s copy of the Bhagavad Gita. He then surprised me by pulling a copy of a “Holy Bible” and saying it was his family’s “Bible”. Other than the words “Holy Bible”, it was written in their native pen (Sanskrit??). I asked if it was the same Bible that I would use, giving examples of Old Testament stories and references to Christ, but he didn’t know. They don’t attend a Christian church and have no Christian stuff around their house. Does anyone in here know Hinduism well enough to guess if this was a translation of “The” Bible that a missionary had given out in India, or do they use the words “Holy Bible” to refer to their text, as well. Thanks.

If it says “Holy Bible” in big letters on the cover, then it’s most likely a Christian Bible. It’s not too hard to find a Bible in Hindi, or some other Indian script, even in America. A good Indian bookstore would have it, as well as the Bhagavad Gita.

Most Hindus look favorably upon the Bible, as a sacred text, without necessarily feeling the need to convert. That’s just how they roll.