World Scriptures: An Introduction to Comparative ReligionsWorld Scripture is a guidebook to the primary source materials of the classical, living religions of the world. It is a guidebook which innovatively blends critical and interpretative tools with sacred symbols and stories of Ultimacy. |
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... enter into dialogues with the scrip- tures of the world , but also to facilitate dialogues between the texts and contemporary worldviews . Our intention will be to allow each scripture to speak with its own voice , crisply , subtly and ...
... enter into dialogues with the scrip- tures of the world , but also to facilitate dialogues between the texts and contemporary worldviews . Our intention will be to allow each scripture to speak with its own voice , crisply , subtly and ...
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... enter the variety of uncanny , sacred stories and texts of the holy motherland , India . So Krishna , as when he admonished Arjuna On the Field of battle . Not fare well , But fare forward voyagers.1 The genius of the Hindu sacred story ...
... enter the variety of uncanny , sacred stories and texts of the holy motherland , India . So Krishna , as when he admonished Arjuna On the Field of battle . Not fare well , But fare forward voyagers.1 The genius of the Hindu sacred story ...
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... void was covered . That One by force of heat came into being . Desire entered the One in the beginning : It was the earliest seed , of thought the product . The sages searching in their hearts with wisdom . Found 20 WORLD SCRIPTURES 20.
... void was covered . That One by force of heat came into being . Desire entered the One in the beginning : It was the earliest seed , of thought the product . The sages searching in their hearts with wisdom . Found 20 WORLD SCRIPTURES 20.
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... entering into that enclosure where God is not yet God , where God is thus unknown to himself , and , not being creator , is ' nothing . ' Without this perspective we may fail to grasp the Vedic message regarding the absolute Prelude to ...
... entering into that enclosure where God is not yet God , where God is thus unknown to himself , and , not being creator , is ' nothing . ' Without this perspective we may fail to grasp the Vedic message regarding the absolute Prelude to ...
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... entered into a personal relation with us through yogic discipline . These texts are usually better known and understood by a majority of Hindus . The following outline illustrates this relationship : Upanishadic Stories The word ...
... entered into a personal relation with us through yogic discipline . These texts are usually better known and understood by a majority of Hindus . The following outline illustrates this relationship : Upanishadic Stories The word ...
Contents
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THE DIVINE LORD KRISHNA The Bhagavad Gita | 49 |
THE TRACKLESS BUDDHA The Dhammapada | 73 |
THE CONFUCIAN WAY The Analects of Confucius | 96 |
THE COVENANT OF ISRAEL The Torah | 170 |
THE JESUS STORY The Gospels and Pauls Letters | 207 |
THE MUSLIM WITNESS The Holy Quran | 250 |
ENCOUNTER OF SACRED SCRIPTURES | 282 |
A CrossReanimation of Sacred Texts | 283 |
B The Aum of Jesus | 284 |
C The Tao of Jesus | 285 |
D The Zen of Jesus | 287 |
THE TAOIST WAY The Tao Te Ching and Chaung Tzu | 118 |
ZENS ORIGINAL FACE The Diamond and The Platform Sutra | 142 |
Eastern and Western | 291 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Allah Analects Arjuna asked Atman awakening become believe Bhagavad Gita Blessed Bodhidharma body Book born Brahman breath Buddha Buddhist called canon Ch'an Chapter Chinese Christ Christian Chuang Tzu Confucius covenant death Dhammapada dharma dialogue Diamond Sutra disciples divine earth Essence of Mind eternal faith Father flesh gods Gospel heart heaven Hebrew Hindu holy Hui Neng human hymns Islam Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jesus Jews King kingdom Lao Tzu light live Master means meditation Mercy-giving Moses Muhammad Muslims Nachiketas one's parable Patriarch person Platform Sutra priests prophets Qur'an realized recite religions religious ritual sacred texts sacred traditions sacrifice sage scriptures Siddhartha speak Spirit stanza story Subhuti Sutra Tao Te Ching Taoist Tathagata teacher teaching temple thee things thou Torah trans translated tree truth understand Upanishads Vedas Vedic wisdom wise words worship write Yama YHWH yoga York
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Page 235 - Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High...
Page 246 - I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Page 231 - And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them : and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Page 238 - Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
Page 246 - Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Page 246 - Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross.