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Delve deeply into the sacred writings that have shaped the identities, beliefs, and actions of large segments of humanity-texts that still exert influence in today's world.

Syllabus

  • 01: Reading Other People's Scriptures
  • 02: Hinduism and the Vedas
  • 03: What Is Heard-Upanishads
  • 04: What Is Remembered-Epics
  • 05: Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita
  • 06: Related Traditions-Sikh Scriptures
  • 07: Judaism-People of the Book
  • 08: Five Books of Torah
  • 09: Prophets and Writings
  • 10: Apocrypha and Dead Sea Scrolls
  • 11: Oral Torah-Mishnah and Talmud
  • 12: Related Traditions-Zoroastrian Scriptures
  • 13: The Three Baskets of Buddhism
  • 14: Vinaya and Jataka
  • 15: Theravada Sutras
  • 16: Mahayana Sutras
  • 17: Pure Land Buddhism and Zen
  • 18: Tibetan Vajrayana
  • 19: Related Traditions-Jain Scriptures
  • 20: Five Confucian Classics
  • 21: Four Books of Neo-Confucianism
  • 22: Daoism and the Daodejing
  • 23: The Three Caverns of Daoist Scriptures
  • 24: Related Traditions-Shinto and Tenrikyo
  • 25: Christian Testaments Old and New
  • 26: Gospels and Acts
  • 27: Letters and Apocalypse
  • 28: Apocryphal Gospels
  • 29: Related Traditions-Mormon Scriptures
  • 30: Islam and Scriptural Recitation
  • 31: Holy Qur'an
  • 32: Hadith and Sufism
  • 33: Related Traditions-Baha'i Scriptures
  • 34: Abandoned Scriptures-Egyptian and Mayan
  • 35: Secular Scripture-U.S. Constitution
  • 36: Heavenly Books, Earthly Connections
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Grant Hardy

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