Scripture can be read in silent study, performed through the arts, or chanted. But which ever way one choose to partake in scripture , the senses of hearing, seeing, and touching are paramount in a religious lifesyle. "In each instance, in very diverse and not always predictable but still very real ways, such contact with scripture can elicit in a reader, hearer, onlooker, or worshiper diverse responses: a surge of joy or sorrow; a feeling of belonging or even of alienation; a sense of guidance or consolation(or the want of either); or a feeling of intimacy with or awesome distance from the divine." These spiritual responses are an important aspect in understanding and having a meaningful encounter with text as scripture.
After watching the film in class and indulging myself in the readings, i encounterd a deep appreciation for the poetic scriptures of the Quran and I am now truly able to apreciate the beauty, as well as the artistic nature of all scriptures and their effect, whether it is the Quran, the sutras, the bible, etc... What i was able to glean from this this was a key concept for me in my journey and quest for studying religion. The articulated oral sounds produced a spiritual stirring in me.This gives new meaning to the familiar scripture in the Christian bible Romans 10:17 Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word. Going forward I have a new apreciation for scripture and will find myself grasping the sensual aspect of divine scripture.
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