Delve deeply into the sacred writings that have shaped the identities, beliefs, and actions of large segments of humanity-texts that still exert influence in today's world.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Reading Other People's Scriptures
- 02: Hinduism and the Vedas
- 03: What Is Heard-Upanishads
- 04: What Is Remembered-Epics
- 05: Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita
- 06: Related Traditions-Sikh Scriptures
- 07: Judaism-People of the Book
- 08: Five Books of Torah
- 09: Prophets and Writings
- 10: Apocrypha and Dead Sea Scrolls
- 11: Oral Torah-Mishnah and Talmud
- 12: Related Traditions-Zoroastrian Scriptures
- 13: The Three Baskets of Buddhism
- 14: Vinaya and Jataka
- 15: Theravada Sutras
- 16: Mahayana Sutras
- 17: Pure Land Buddhism and Zen
- 18: Tibetan Vajrayana
- 19: Related Traditions-Jain Scriptures
- 20: Five Confucian Classics
- 21: Four Books of Neo-Confucianism
- 22: Daoism and the Daodejing
- 23: The Three Caverns of Daoist Scriptures
- 24: Related Traditions-Shinto and Tenrikyo
- 25: Christian Testaments Old and New
- 26: Gospels and Acts
- 27: Letters and Apocalypse
- 28: Apocryphal Gospels
- 29: Related Traditions-Mormon Scriptures
- 30: Islam and Scriptural Recitation
- 31: Holy Qur'an
- 32: Hadith and Sufism
- 33: Related Traditions-Baha'i Scriptures
- 34: Abandoned Scriptures-Egyptian and Mayan
- 35: Secular Scripture-U.S. Constitution
- 36: Heavenly Books, Earthly Connections
Taught by
Grant Hardy
