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aaaanoon t1_j3i86g0 wrote

Off topic, but I'm curious if any libraries place the old and new testament in the fiction section?

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1000010100011110 t1_j3iatp1 wrote

No more than they would put the Odessey or the Upanishads in the fiction section. Much more likely to go in classic literature or religious subsections within nonfiction

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KiwasiGames t1_j3jj640 wrote

It’s not really fiction in the library sense. Fiction is designed to be read mostly for pleasure. The bible would most likely end up in a non fiction reference section on religion and/or myth.

Non-fiction generally doesn’t mean “scientifically true”. It’s more about why someone would read a book. Especially down the lower end of the Dewey scale you will find a lot of odd ducks.

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