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Scope Notes on Scriptures
January 2013
- Bhagavad-Gita
- Sacred and popular religious scripture of Hinduism.
- Diamond Sutra
- Buddhist text.
- Douay-Rheims
- A translation from Latin Vulgate into English for the Catholic church, 1582.
- Goodspeed
- First complete English-language translation from original sources of the Apocrypha by Edgar J. Goodspeed, 1923.
- Jerusalem
- First Catholic Bible translated from Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic into English by
British scholars, 1966.
- Kama Sutra
- Ancient Indian text on human sexuality, written in 2nd century CE.
- King James
- King James or Authorized version, completed in 1611 by English scholars.
- Koran or Quran
- Sacred book of Islam, which consists of one hundred and fourteen suras, or chapters.
- New American
- Translation by American scholars into modern English, sponsored by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (Roman Catholic). Earlier version called Confraternity.
- New International
- A Protestant Bible sponsored by the New York Bible Society.
- New Jerusalem
- A Roman Catholic Bible that follows the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
texts.
- New King James
- A 1962 updated edition of the 1611 version. Uses modern terminology.
- New Living Translation
- A translation into modern English.
- New Revised Standard
- A 1989 updated edition of the Revised Standard. Uses modern terminology.
- Pentateuch
- The books of Hebrew law (Torah); the five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- Revised Standard
- Protestant version by American scholars, sponsored by the National Council
of Churches of Christ.
- Rig Veda
- Collection of hymns that contains the mythology of the Hindu gods and is the foundation of Hindu religion.
- Talmud
- Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs, and history. Consists of the Mishnah and Gemara.
- Upanishads
- Collection of writings from oral transmissions that form the core of Hindu philosophy.
Posted on
2013-01-04