Orange Catholic Bible
the Accumulated Book
The Orange Catholic Bible, the Accumulated Book, was one of the most important religious texts of the known universe. Produced by the Commission of Ecumenical Translators in the wake of the Butlerian Jihad, it sought to fuse all significant religious thought of human history under one supreme commandment.
The Orange Catholic Bible, called the OC Bible or OCB for short and also known as the Accumulated Book, was one of the most important religious texts in the known universe. It was meant to be a fusion of all significant religious thought in human history, with a strong emphasis on beliefs originating on Earth, and it was produced by the Commission of Ecumenical Translators in the wake of the Butlerian Jihad. Among its prominent devotees were Doctor Wellington Yueh and Gurney Halleck.
Purpose and origin#
The Orange Catholic Bible was intended as a fusion of all significant religious thought in human history, with a strong emphasis on beliefs originating on Earth. Among the traditions it drew together were the Maometh Saari, Mahayana Christianity, Zensunni Catholicism, and Budislamic teachings. It was produced by the Commission of Ecumenical Translators in the wake of the Butlerian Jihad, the great revolt against the thinking machines, and its supreme commandment was "Thou shalt not disfigure the soul."
Teachings and devotees#
The commentaries gathered around the Orange Catholic Bible preserved a body of moral and theological sayings. They restated the central prohibition of the age after the Butlerian Jihad, "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind," and warned that "Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future." Other sayings held that "When law and religious duty are one, your selfdom encloses the universe," and that "Some Lies are easier to believe than the truth."
Among the more prominent devotees of the Orange Catholic Bible were Doctor Wellington Yueh and Gurney Halleck. A traveller's copy of the Bible passed through the hands of House Atreides on Arrakis, carried as a small and durable edition of the text.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Orange Catholic Bible?
- The Orange Catholic Bible, also called the OC Bible, OCB, or the Accumulated Book, was one of the most important religious texts in the known universe. It was meant to be a fusion of all significant religious thought in human history, with a strong emphasis on beliefs originating on Earth.
- Who produced the Orange Catholic Bible?
- It was produced by the Commission of Ecumenical Translators in the wake of the Butlerian Jihad, the great revolt against the thinking machines.
- What religious traditions did the Orange Catholic Bible draw on?
- Among the traditions it drew together were the Maometh Saari, Mahayana Christianity, Zensunni Catholicism, and Budislamic teachings, with a strong emphasis on the religions of old Earth.
- What was the supreme commandment of the Orange Catholic Bible?
- Its supreme commandment was "Thou shalt not disfigure the soul." Its commentaries also preserved the central prohibition of the age after the Jihad, "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."
- Who were the notable devotees of the Orange Catholic Bible?
- Among its more prominent devotees were Doctor Wellington Yueh and Gurney Halleck. A small, durable traveller's copy of the Bible passed through the hands of House Atreides on Arrakis.
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