World Scriptures: An Introduction to Comparative ReligionsPaulist Press, 1986 - 298 páginas World 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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... tradition.2 In what follows we will discuss what it means to be religious and how religious meaning can best be studied through sacred texts . In the core of the book ( Chapters 2-10 ) , we will examine major eastern and western sacred ...
... tradition.2 In what follows we will discuss what it means to be religious and how religious meaning can best be studied through sacred texts . In the core of the book ( Chapters 2-10 ) , we will examine major eastern and western sacred ...
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... tradition significantly overlaps the others . Since the word " religion " is often used to designate these sacred traditions , we should at the outset of our study consider its meaning . Etymologically , " religion " is rooted in the ...
... tradition significantly overlaps the others . Since the word " religion " is often used to designate these sacred traditions , we should at the outset of our study consider its meaning . Etymologically , " religion " is rooted in the ...
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... tradition . CHARACTERIZING SACRED TEXTS As one of the early collectors and editors of sacred writings , Max Müller wrote : " I wish that I could read you extracts I have collected from the sacred books of the ancient world , grains of ...
... tradition . CHARACTERIZING SACRED TEXTS As one of the early collectors and editors of sacred writings , Max Müller wrote : " I wish that I could read you extracts I have collected from the sacred books of the ancient world , grains of ...
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... tradition's sacred canon . The word canon , derived from the Greek word kanon ( rule , norm , measuring rod ) , refers to a community's officially accepted corpus of sacred literature . Scriptures are a sacred tradition's most au ...
... tradition's sacred canon . The word canon , derived from the Greek word kanon ( rule , norm , measuring rod ) , refers to a community's officially accepted corpus of sacred literature . Scriptures are a sacred tradition's most au ...
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... traditional mandate which he transmits and reanimates , while for Lao Tzu sacred lyrics are like the valley spirit , the virgin block , and the bamboo - all hollow at the center . Of course the Zen Master might say , “ If you find a ...
... traditional mandate which he transmits and reanimates , while for Lao Tzu sacred lyrics are like the valley spirit , the virgin block , and the bamboo - all hollow at the center . Of course the Zen Master might say , “ If you find a ...
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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 |
Termos e frases comuns
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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Página 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.
Página 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.