mimi10v3Primary religious texts and revealing acts of selection: Bible, Qur'an, Gita, Heart Sutra, and Jefferson's edited gospel. Reading across traditions makes emphasis and omission visible.
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The Jefferson Bible
About the bookThis volume presents a curated selection of the Gospels, edited by Thomas Jefferson to create a coherent narrative of Jesus's life and teachings. By excising passages he deemed miraculo…
7/10Meaning : Sacred TextsThe Bhagavad Gita
About the bookThe Bhagavad Gita is a foundational text of Hinduism, embedded within the larger epic the Mahabharata. It takes the form of a dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and his charioteer, the…
6/10Meaning : Sacred TextsHoly Bible: New Revised Standard Version
About the bookThe New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) is a widely respected English translation of the Christian Bible, produced by a committee of scholars from various Protestant, Catholic, and Orth…
6/10Meaning : Sacred TextsThe Bhagavad Gita
About the bookThe Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Sanskrit poem that forms the central section of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Set on the battlefield of Kuruksh…
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| Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version | Various Translators | 0 | 6 | Read | → |
| Life Prayers from Around the World | Elizabeth Roberts & Elias Amidon (Editors) | 1996 | 5 | Read | → |
| The Bhagavad Gita | Anonymous | 500 | 6 | Read | → |
| The Bhagavad Gita | Traditionally attributed to Vyasa | 2 | 7 | Read | → |
| The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day | Raymond O. Faulkner, Ogden Goelet Jr., Eva von Dassow, James Wasserman | -1550 | — | Browsed | → |
| The Heart Sutra | Anonymous | 2005 | 6 | Read | → |
| The Jefferson Bible | Thomas Jefferson | 1820 | 8 | Read | → |
| The Qur'an | Various Translators | 2008 | 6 | Read | → |