Criticism of religion developed from the 17th century onwards. For example, in Asia, no one before the 19th century self-identified as a "Hindu" or other similar identities. With the existence of diverse modern categories of religion such as monotheism, polytheism, pantheism, nontheism and diverse specific religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism and many others, it is not always clear to whom the criticisms are aimed at or to what extent they are applicable to other religions. Some criticisms of monotheistic religions have been: Dennett and Harris have asserted that theist religions and their scriptures are not divinely inspired, but man made
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures were read to the directors, who then voted to accept it as a gift. The "New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures" was released at a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at Yankee Stadium, New York, on August 2, 1950. The translation of the Old Testament, which Jehovah's Witnesses refer to as the "Hebrew Scriptures", was released in five volumes in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, and 1960. The complete "New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures" was released as a single volume in 1961, and has since undergone minor revisions. Cross references which had appeared in the six separate volumes