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Disagree. Until and unless we accompany that with a strict definition of "influential" and then demonstrate that the Bible alone fits the top spot, WITH multiple references - stay away from the absolutes here |
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===Politics and law===
The Bible has been used to support and oppose political power. It has inspired revolution and "a reversal of power" because God is so often portrayed as choosing what is "weak and humble...(the stammering Moses, the infant Samuel, Saul from an insignificant family, David confronting Goliath, etc.)....to confound the mighty".<ref>{{Cite
The roots of many modern laws can be found in the Bible's teachings on due process, fairness in criminal procedures, and equity in the application of the law.<ref>Unterman, Jeremiah. ''Justice for All: How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics. U of Nebraska Press'', 2017. pp. 23–25</ref> Judges are told not to accept bribes (Deuteronomy 16:19), are required to be impartial to native and stranger alike (Leviticus 24:22; Deuteronomy 27:19), to the needy and the powerful alike (Leviticus 19:15), and to rich and poor alike (Deuteronomy 1:16, 17; Exodus 23:2–6). The right to a fair trial, and fair punishment, are also found in the Bible (Deuteronomy 19:15; Exodus 21:23–25). Those most vulnerable in a patriarchal society{{snd}}children, women, and strangers{{snd}}are singled out in the Bible for special protection (Psalm 72:2, 4).<ref name="Christopher Marshall">{{cite book |last1=Marshall |first1=Christopher |editor1-last=Atkin |editor1-first=Bill |editor2-last=Evans |editor2-first=Katrine |title=Human Rights and the Common Good: Christian Perspectives |date=1999 |publisher=Victoria University Press |location=Wellington, New Zealand |isbn=978-0-86473-362-7 |chapter="A Little lower than the Angels" Human rights in the biblical tradition}}</ref>{{rp|47–48}}
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