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Lecturer: Grant Hardy

With few exceptions, the world's religions are anchored in their sacred texts-core writings that express the ideals and vision of the faiths, forming a basis for belief and action. Humanity's library of sacred writings is a huge canon that includes many of the most influential books ever written. In addition to the Hebrew and Christian bibles and the Quran of Islam, major sacred writings include the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Sutras, Daoism's Daodejing, and the Analects of Confucius, as well as the beloved texts of religions such as Zoroastrianism and Jainism, and modern faiths such as Baha'i. These are texts that people live by and, at times, are willing to die for. In these 36 lectures, Professor Hardy takes you deeply into the body of sacred writings that have played a fundamental role in human culture and history. Discussing a broad range of texts, the course examines the scriptures of seven major religions, as well as nine lesser known or smaller faiths, including texts from the ancient Egyptian and Mayan societies. In addition to studying the scriptures of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic worlds, you'll discover religious texts from vastly differing cultures around the world. These richly insightful lectures highlight a global legacy of faith, thought, and spirituality. All Lectures: 1. Reading Other People's Scriptures 2. Hinduism and the Vedas 3. What Is Heard - Upanishads 4. What Is Remembered - Epics 5. Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita 6. Related Traditions - Sikh Scriptures 7. Judaism - People of the Book 8. Five Books of Torah 9. 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

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