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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be cool, but in this thread we are talking about English literature classes. I wouldn't go beyong the bible for religious texts, there is too much to cover.[/quote]

Nonsense![/quote]

OK, what religious texts would you include in the English literature class besides the bible?[/quote]

People it's not that hard, please no religious texts in public schools! The claim about the Bible being the foundation of literature is such BS.[/quote]

Surely you jest. For centuries the only book people had access to was the Bible. Religion and holy books were the center of peoples lives for Millennia so naturally that’s what they wrote about and reacted to.

Here’s a list of a few books off the top of my head that are based on refer to the Bible or biblical stories:

Paradise Lost
East of Eden
The Grapes of Wrath
Song of Solomon 
The Handmaids Tale
Cry! The Beloved Country
Dante’s Inferno
Absalom, Absalom! 
The merchant of Venice
Hamlet
Oliver Twist
Crime and Punishment
Lord of the Flies
Moby Dick 
Crime and Punishment
The Sound and Fury

Here’s a nice essay on the subject. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/books/review/the-book-of-books-what-literature-owes-the-bible.html

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