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" Anthology of world scriptures / "
Robert E. Van Voorst.
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706473
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Van Voorst, Robert E.
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Anthology of world scriptures /\ Robert E. Van Voorst.
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Sixth edition.
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Australia ;Belmont, CA :: Thomson Wadsworth,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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xxi, 371 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0495503878
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: 9780495503873
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Scripture Among the World's Religions. 2. Hinduism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use. Historical Origin and Development. Teaching Aditi and the Birth of the Gods (Rig-Veda 10.72) -- Two Philosophical Views of Creation (Rig-Veda 10.129; Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad 1.4.1-7) -- The God Indra (Rig-Veda 2.12) -- Rudra and Shiva (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.1-13) -- ''That You Are'' (Chandogya Upanishad 6.1-2, 9-11) Ethics Sin and Forgiveness (Rig-Veda 7.86) -- The Three Da's (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.2) -- The Way of Asceticism (Mundaka Upanishad 2.1-3, 5-8, 10-13) -- Stages of Life for a Twice-Born Man (Laws of Manu 2.69-74, 191-201; 3.1-19; 6.1-9, 33-49) -- The Life of Women (Laws of Manu 3.55-60; 5.147-165) -- Organization Creation and the Caste System (Rig-Veda 10.90) -- The Four Castes (Institutes of Vishnu 2-1.17) -- The Outcastes (Laws of Manu 10.51-57) -- Ritual and Meditation The Gayatri Mantra (Rig-Veda 3.62.10) -- Devotion to Agni in Prayer and Sacrifice (Rig-Veda 1.1; Agni-Brahmana 1.1-19) -- Soma (Rig-Veda 8.48) -- Marriage (Rig-Veda 10.85.20-47) -- Cremation (Rig-Veda 10.16) -- Charms and Spells (Atharva-Veda 6.20; 7.70; 6.9; 3.16) -- Chanting of Om (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.1-10) -- The Practice of Yoga (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.8-15) -- Selections from the Bhagavad Gita Two Tamil Poets, Appar and Tukaram [Appar:] -- Confession of Sin The Presence of God [Tukaram:] -- Waiting The Burden of the Past
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10. Judaism. Introduction. Names. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origin and Development. History. The Call of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-9) -- The Call of Moses (Exodus 3:1-20) -- Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 14:1-31) -- The Covenant with Israel (Exodus 19:1-8) -- A Psalm for David (Psalm 132) -- Ezra's Enforcement of Torah Observance (Ezra 9:1-7, 13-15; 10:1-12) -- Teaching The Oneness of God (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) -- God's Creation of the World (Genesis 1:1-31; 2:1-9, 15-25) -- The Revolt of Humanity (Genesis 3:1-24) -- Prayer for Divine Deliverance (Psalm 5) -- The Messianic King (Isaiah 11:1-9) -- The Final Judgment of the World (Daniel 7:1-14) -- Resurrection of the Dead (Daniel 12:1-3) -- Ethics The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-14) -- Laws on Slaves, Violence, and Property (Exodus 21:1-36; 22:15-26) -- Justice for All (Exodus 23:1-9) -- Holy War (Deuteronomy 20:1-20) -- Sexual Love (Song of Songs 1:1-2:17) -- God's Call to an Unfaithful People (Amos 4:1-13) -- Two Views of Wisdom (Proverbs 1:1-9, 20-33; Ecclesiastes 1:1-9) -- The Virtuous Wife (Proverbs 31:10-31) -- Organization Sacrifice at the Ordination of Priests (Exodus 29:1-37) -- A Call to Be a Prophet (Isaiah 6:1-13) -- Women as Judges and Prophets (Judges 4:4-10, 12-16; II Kings 22:11-20) -- Ritual The Establishment of Circumcision (Genesis 17:9-14, 23-27) -- The Establishment of the Passover (Exodus 12:1-19, 24-27) -- The Observance of the Sabbath (Exodus 31:12-17) -- The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1-5, 11-19, 29-34) -- Kosher and Nonkosher Foods (Leviticus 11:1-31, 41-45) -- Rabbinic Literature The Chain of Rabbinic Tradition: ''The Sayings of the Fathers'' (Mishnah, Aboth 1.1-18) -- An Exa
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11. Christianity. Introduction. Names. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origin and Development. History. The Birth of Jesus the Messiah (Matthew 1:18-25) -- Jesus' Miracles (Luke 8:26-56) -- The Arrest, Trial, and Death of Jesus (Mark 14:43-50, 53-65; 15:1-41) -- The Resurrection of Jesus (Mark 16:1-8) -- The Ascension of Jesus (Acts 1:6-11) -- The Coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-21) -- Persecution of the Apostles (Acts 5:27-42) -- The Council at Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-21) -- Teaching The Parables of Jesus (Mark 4:1-34) -- The Divine Word Became Human (John 1:1-18) -- Nicodemus Visits Jesus (John 3:1-21) -- A Sinful Woman Forgiven (Luke 7:36-50) -- Results of Justification (Romans 5:1-11) -- The End of Time (Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 20:1-21:4) -- Ethics The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) -- Directions Concerning Marriage (I Corinthians 7:1-16, 25-40) -- Love (I Corinthians 13:1-13) -- Ethics in the Christian Household (Ephesians 5:21-6:9) -- Being Subject to Authorities (Romans 13:1-10) -- The Fall of Rome (Revelation 17:1-18:5) -- Organization The Twelve Apostles and their Mission (Matthew 10:1-15) -- Matthew's Church Order (Matthew 18:1-10, 15-22) -- Peter as the Rock (Matthew 16:13-20) -- Qualifications of Bishops and Deacons (I Timothy 3:1-13) -- Women in the Early Church (Luke 10:38-42; I Corinthians 11:2-16; Galatians 3:25-28; I Timothy 2:8-15) -- Ritual Baptism (Matthew 28:16-20; Romans 6:1-14) -- The Eucharist (Matthew 26:17-19, 26-29; John 6:25-40, 52-59) -- Confession and Anointing (James 5:13-18) -- Early Noncanonical Jesus Tradition The Gospel of Thomas (Gospel of Thomas 1-2, 13-14, 18, 22, 29, 49-50, 53, 83-84, 99, 101)
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12. Islam. Introduction. Names. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origin and Development. History. The Call of Muhammad (Qur'an 96:1-19; 53:1-18) -- The Mission of Muhammad (Qur'an 11:1-16; 93) -- Opposition to Muhammad (Qur'an 52:30-49; 63) -- The Night Journey (Qur'an 17:1-2) The Flight to Medina (Qur'an 9:40) -- The Wives of Muhammad (Qur'an 33:28-33, 37-40, 48-49) -- The Death of Muhammad (Qur'an 21:34-36) -- Teaching God's Absolute Oneness (Qur'an 6:100-103; 112) -- God's Names (Qur'an 59:22-24) -- God's Power (Qur'an 24:41-46; 6:95-99) -- Predestination (Qur'an 42:8-13; 7:177-179) -- Jinn (Qur'an 72:1-15) -- Creation (Qur'an 15:16-48) -- Adam, Eve, and the Fall (Qur'an 2:29-37) -- The Holy Qur'an (Qur'an 42:50-53; 46:1-13; 2:87-91) -- On Unbelievers, Jews, and Christians (Qur'an 9:1-7, 3:38-50; 2:111-121, 132-137) -- Resurrection and Judgment (Qur'an 75:1-15; 69:14-35) -- Heaven and Hell (Qur'an 76:1-22; 56:1-39; 77:1-39) -- Ethics. The Conduct of Believers (Qur'an 17:23-38) -- Women (Qur'an 4:19-22, 34-39; 2:220-223, 227-233) -- Against Evil Magic (Qur'an 113; 114) -- The Different Dimensions of Struggle (Jihad) (Qur'an 6:16, 19-20; 48:11-21; 2:190-194, 216-218) -- Law Codes (Qur'an 4:1-10) -- Ritual The Opening of the Qur'an (Qur'an 1) -- Confession of Faith (Qur'an 57:1-7; 37:32-39) Prayer (Qur'an 2:142-149) -- Alms (Qur'an 107; 9:53-60) -- The Fast (Qur'an 2:183-186) -- Pilgrimage (Qur'an 2:125-129; 106; 2:196-199) -- The Mosque (Qur'an 24:36-38; 9:15-18) -- Selections from the Hadith -- On Innovations -- On Ritual Washings -- On Prayer -- On Alms -- On God -- On the Power of Reading the Qur'an -- O
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13. New Religious Movements. Introduction. Names. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origins and Development. The Scripture of Baha'i -- The Essence of Baha'i Teaching and a Sketch of the Life of Baha'u'llah (Shoghi Effendi, The Promised Day Is Come, Preface) -- Baha'i, Islam, and Christianity (The Bab, Qayyumu'l-Asma 1, 61-62) -- Baha'i Laws (Baha'u'llah, Kitab-I-Aqdas 1-2, 12-14, 16, 30-34, 45, 49, 56, 63-65, 149-150, 189) -- Baha'i Prayers (Short Obligatory Prayer, Medium Obligatory Prayer, Prayer for America) -- The Scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- Joseph Smith's Story (Pearl of Great Price, ''Joseph Smith--History 1'' 1-22, 25-35, 40-47, 59-62, 67-74) -- The First Description of the Book of Mormon (Book of Mormon, original title page) -- The Coming of Jesus Christ in 34 C.E. to the New World (Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 11.1-41) -- Destruction of the Nephites and Burial of the Golden Plates (Book of Mormon, ''Mormon'' 6:1-3, 6-11, 16-22) Preparations for the Trek to Utah (Doctrine and Covenants 136.1-11, 17-24, 30-42) -- The Essence of Latter-day Saint Teaching (Pearl of Great Price, ''Articles of Faith'' 1-13) -- Church Pronouncements on Polygamy and Men of African Descent (Doctrine and Covenants, Official Declarations of 1890 and 1978) -- The Scripture of Christian Science -- Introduction to Christian Science Scripture and to the Work of Mary Baker Eddy (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Preface) -- The Essence of Christian Science Teaching (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, ''Recapitulation'') -- Prayer and Its Role (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, ''Prayer'') -- Interpretation of Genesis 1 (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, ''Genesis'') -- Two Testimonials to Healing (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, ''Fruit
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3. Buddhism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use. Historical Origin and Development. History. The Past Lives of Siddhartha Gotama (Jataka 190, Birth-Story of the Blessing of the Commandments) -- The Life of Siddhartha Gotama (Buddhacarita 1.1-2, 9-10, 15-17, 19-21, 23-25, 34, 54, 59, 62, 72-74, 83; 2.24-26, 28-32; 3.1-8, 26-33, 40-44, 53-61; 5.7-20; 12.88-104; 14.1-9, 35-37, 64-68, 79-81) -- The Death of Gotama Buddha (Mahaparinibbana Sutta 6.1-12, 33-35, 45-48) -- Teaching The Sermon on the Four Noble Truths (Dhammacakkapparattana Sutta 1-8) -- The Noble Eightfold Path (Dhammacakkapparattana Sutta 9-20) -- The Skandhas and the Chain of Causation (Buddhacarita 16.1, 28-50) -- The Essence of Buddhism (The Heart Sutra) -- A Mahayana View of the Buddha (Saddharma-Pundarika Sutra 2.36; 10.1) -- The Blessings of the Pure Land (Array of the Joyous Land Sutra) -- Ethics Conduct of the Monk (Dhammapada 25, 360-382) -- Admonition to Laity (Cullavagga, Dammikasutta 18-27) -- The Wisdom of the Buddha (Dhammapada 1-20) -- Organization. Founding of the Monastic Order (Mahavagga 1.6.10, 11-16, 27-30, 32, 34, 37) -- Founding of the Order of Nuns (Cullavagga 10.1.1-6) -- The Rules of Defeat for Monks and Nuns (Patimokkha, Parajika Dhamma 1-4) -- Rules Requiring Formal Meetings of Monks (Patimokkha, Samghadisesa Dhamma 1-13) -- Ritual The Relics of the Buddha (Mahaparinibbana Sutta 6.58-60) -- Mindfulness in Meditation (Majjhima-nikaya, Satipatthanasutta 10.1-9) -- A Mahayana View of the Merit of Making Images (Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo 16.694) -- Tibetan Scripture to Guide the Soul after Death (Bardo Thodol 1.1-2) -- A Zen Koan, ''What Is Extraordinary?'' (The Blue Cliff Record 26) -- The Main Characteristics of the Falun Gong Movement (Li Hongzhi, Zhuan Falun, Lecture 1, Conclusion)
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4. Jainism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use, Historical Origin, and Development. History. The Life of Mahavira (Acaranga Sutra 2.15.6-9, 14, 16-20, 22-25, 27) -- Teaching The Causes of Sin (Acaranga Sutra 1.1-2) -- The Road to Final Deliverance (Uttaradhyayana Sutra 28) -- Ethics Ahimsa (Sutrakritanga 1.7.1-9) -- Rules for Monastic Life (Uttaradhyayana Sutra 35) -- Organization The Five Great Vows (Acaranga Sutra 2.15.i-v) -- 5. Sikhism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origin and Development. Teaching. Selections from the Japji (Japji 1-3, 5-6, 9, 12-13, 15, 17-18, 20-22, Epilogue) -- Remembering God (Gauri Sukhmani, Mahala 5) -- Dancing for Krishna (Rag Gurji, Mahala 3) -- The Hindu Thread (Asa Ki Var, Mahala 1) -- Ethics Prayer for Forgiveness (Rag Bihagra, Mahala 5) -- Against the Use of Wine (Rag Bihagra, Mahala 1) -- Organization The Guru (Rag Gauri, Mahala 3) -- God's Power in the Sikh Community (Rag Gauri, Mahala 5) -- Ritual Hymn for the Installation of the Guru Granth (Rag Devgandhari, Mahala 5) -- A Marriage Hymn (Rag Asa, Mahala 5) -- Selections from the Dasam Granth Guru Gobind Singh's Story (Dasam Granth, Vichitar Natak 6) -- God as the Holy Sword (Dasam Granth, Vichitar Natak 6)
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6. Confucianism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origin and Development. History. The Character of Confucius (Analects 2.4; 7.1-9, 19-24; 10.1-3, 8-12) -- Teaching The Way (Analects 16.2) -- The Goodness of Human Nature (Mencius 6.1.1-4, 6) -- Ethics The Virtues of the Superior Man (Analects 1.1-4, 6-9, 14; 15.17-23) -- Benevolence (Analects 4.1-6) -- The Actions and Attitudes of Filiality (Classic of Rites 10.1, 4, 7, 10-11, 13-15; Analects 2.5-7; 4.18-21; 13.18) -- Propriety (Analects 3.3-4, 8, 12-14, 17-19) -- The Love of Learning (Analects 17.8-9) -- The Basis of Good Government (Great Learning 1, 3-7; 9.1, 3-5) -- Confidence and Prosperity in Government (Mencius 4.3, 9; 1.6.20-24) -- Ritual Divination (Classic of Changes 1, 47, 54) -- Songs for Sacrifice (Classic of Poetry: Kau 7; Minor Odes 10.1, 3; Minor Odes 5) -- Music and Morality (Classic of Rites 17.2.10-11, 15-16, 18) -- Attack on Buddhism (Ch'ang-li hsien-sheng wen-chi 39.2b-42)
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7. Taoism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use, Historical Origin, and Development. Teaching. The Nature of the Tao (Tao Te Ching 1, 6, 25, 34; Chuang-tzu 29) -- The World (Tao Te Ching 7, 42, 52) -- The Relationship of Taoism to Confucianism (Pao-p'u Tzu 7.5a) -- Ethics Nonaction (Chuang-tzu 7) -- Individual Life in Harmony with the Tao (Tao Te Ching 16, 22, 33, 44) -- The Superior Man (Chuang-tzu 12) -- Government (Tao Te Ching 3, 18, 57, 64) -- On Death (Chuang-tzu 18) -- Reward and Retribution (T'ai-Shang 1) -- Ritual Methods of Prolonging Life (Pao-p'u tzu 15.6b-7a; 19.6b-7a) -- The Origins of Feng Shui (Zang Shu 1.1-4, 7-25, 30-43) -- 8. Shinto. Introduction. Selections from the Kojiki -- Preface to the Kojiki -- The Creation of Japan (Kojiki 1-5, 33) -- The Story of Emperor Yuryaku and the Woman Akawi-ko (Kojiki 154) -- 9. Zoroastrianism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use Historical Origin and Development. History. The Call of Zarathushtra (Yasna 29) -- A Hymn of Praise to Zarathushtra (Yasht 24:87b-94) -- Teaching and Ethics Hymn to Ahura and the Purifying Fire (Yasna 36) -- Hymn to Ahura Mazda the Creator (Yasna 37:1-5) -- The Choice Between Good and Evil (Yasna 30) -- Judgment of the Soul on Chinvat Bridge (Menok I Khrat 2.110-195) -- Ritual The Place of the Gathas (Yasna 55:1-3) -- The Zoroastrian Confession (Yasna 12) -- The Four Great Prayers (From the Yasna) -- Disposal of the Dead (Vendidad, Fargard 65, 44-51)
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The Scripture of the Unification Church -- Dual Characteristics of the Universe and of Human Beings (Divine Principle 1.1.1.1) -- The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe (Divine Principle 1.1.3.1) -- The Spiritual and Physical Falls of Adam and Eve (Divine Principle 1.2.2.1-2) -- The Restoration of Humanity (Divine Principle 1.3, Introduction) -- Salvation Through the Second Messiah, the True Parent (Divine Principle 2, Introduction) -- The Advent of the Second Messiah as a Korean (Divine Principle 2.6, Introduction; 2.6.3.2-3).
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Sacred books.
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208/.2
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291.82 22
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BL70.V36 2008
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