Bowker, John, 1935-
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2012.
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- Originally published: London : Atlantic Books, 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-388) and index.
- Introduction. Using this book : bibliography and translations — Judaism. The Bible : the origins of the Jewish people — Tanakh : history and revelation — Tanakh : canon and translations — Interpretation of Torah : Mishnah and Talmuds, Shulhan Aruch — Maimonides : Mishneh Torah — Qabalah : Zohar — Liturgy and prayer : Amida and Piyyutim — Christianity. The New Testament : Jesus and the canon — The New Testament : the Gospels — The New Testament : Epistles and other writings — Translations : the Vulgate, the authorised version — Creeds and confessions : the Apostles’ and the Nicene Creeds, from Augsburg to Peter the Great — Councils : ecumenical councils, Vatican I, Vatican II — Prayers and hymns : the Office, the Book of Common Prayer, hymns, John and Charles Wesley — Liturgy and eucharist : the Last Supper, Kontakia — Prayer and monastic orders : Basil the Great, Dionysius, The Philkalia — Monasticism : Rule of Benedict — Christianity of the Celts : Columbanus, Patrick, Carmina Gaedelica — Acts of the martyrs : Polycarp, Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Augustine : The Confessions — Thomas Aquinas : Summa contra Gentiles, Summa Theologica — Poetry : Dante and others — The Reformations : Luther, Calvin — The Reformations : Trent, John of the Cross, Ignatius — Islam. The Quran : Muhammad the Prophet — The Quran : Revelation, the People of the Book — The Quran : the Mushaf — Hadith : the six sound collections — Sharia and the life of Muhammad : ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah — alGhazali : Ihya ‘Ulum udDin, Munqidh min adDalal — Sufis — The poets of Persia : Farid, Sa’di, Hafiz, Juami, Rumi — Zoroastrians and Parsis. Zarathustra : Gathas, Yasna, Avesta — India. The Vedas — Upanishads and Agamas — Sutras : Badarayana’s Vedanta Sutra, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra — Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras : Manusmriti — The Epics : Ramayana and Mahabharata — Puranas : Bhagavata Purana — The song of the Lord : Bhagavadgita — The love of God : Gitagovinda — The love of God : Alvars and Nayanars — Tantra :
- Grand in its sweep, this survey of the sacred writings of the major religions of the world offers a thoughtful introduction to the ideas and beliefs upon which great faiths are built. Under the expert guidance of John Bowker, a religious scholar and author of international stature, readers explore the key texts of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Confucian, Daoist, and Shinto traditions. The author discusses some four hundred books, among them such well-known sacred texts as the Bible and the Quran, but also spiritual writings by theologians, philosophers, poets, and others. Bowker provides clear and illuminating commentary on each text, describing the content and core tenets of the work and quoting pertinent passages. He also sets the writings in religious and historical contexts, showing how they have influenced–and in many cases continue to influence–artistic, musical, literary, and political traditions. The Message and the Book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the meaning and the deep significance of primary religious texts of civilizations around the globe. –Dust jacket.
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