Sacred Texts Interpreted
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Sacred Texts Interpreted

Religious Documents Explained [2 volumes]

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Sacred Texts Interpreted

Religious Documents Explained [2 volumes]

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Covering the major monotheistic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—as well as selected Eastern religions and Bahá'í, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings. Sacred Texts Interpreted: Religious Documents Explained gives readers the opportunity to examine—directly—the primary sources of different religions and to better understand these texts through expert commentary on selected passages. The interpretative material investigates the nature of sacred texts along with the relationship between sacred scripture and canon, and it explains why these sacred texts have enduring significance and influence. The author provides suggestions on how to read a sacred text before turning to the textual selections from 13 religious traditions arranged alphabetically, beginning with the Bahá'í religion and ending with Zoroastrianism. Each chapter is devoted to the primary textual sources of a particular religious tradition and is prefaced by an introduction to the literature that places it within its historical and cultural heritage. The emphasis for each religion is on its foundational scriptures that are often considered sacred by its adherents. Readers will gain a much greater appreciation of how powerful religious texts have always been across human culture and throughout millennia—and of how religious thought and ideology have shaped daily life, built civilizations, inspired art and literature, and incited wars and violence.

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Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2017
ISBN
9798216141280
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Comparative Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction to Sacred Texts
  8. Chapter 2. The Art of Reading Sacred Texts
  9. Chapter 3. Baha’is
  10. Chapter 4. Buddhism
  11. Chapter 5. Christianity
  12. Chapter 6. Confucianism
  13. Chapter 7. Daoism
  14. Chapter 8. Hinduism
  15. Chapter 9. Islam
  16. Chapter 10. Jainism
  17. Chapter 11. Judaism
  18. Chapter 12. Mormonism
  19. Chapter 13. Shinto
  20. Chapter 14. Sikhism
  21. Chapter 15. Zoroastrianism
  22. Index
  23. About the Author