Religious texts Religious texts A Course In Miracles (ACIM) is a self-study book of " spiritual psychotherapy" that was " scribed" by Dr. Helen Schucman. The book, often referred to by its students and followers as simply The Course, is written in first person in the voice of Jesus Christ. It was first published in 1976 as a three volume set and has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide in 14 different languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Course In Miracles"
Akilathirattu Ammanai அகிலத்திரட்டு அம்மானை ( Tamil: akilam (world) + thirattu (collection) + ammanai (ballad)), also called Thiru Edu (venerable book), is the main religious book of the Southern Indian Ayyavazhi faith, officially an offshoot of Hinduism. The title is often abbreviated to Akilam. This is the largest Ammanai work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akilattirattu Ammanai"
An account of Jesus's life, ...more on Wikipedia about "Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ"
The Ars Goetia ( Greek, probably: "The Art of Witchcraft"), often simply called the Goetia, is the first section of the 17th century grimoire Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis, or The Lesser Key of Solomon. Much of the text appeared earlier, with some material dating to the 14th century or earlier. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ars Goetia"
Arul Nool is a supplementary to Akilattirattu Ammanai, and this is also considered as a holy script of Ayyavazhi, officially an offshoot sect of Hinduism. This book contains the collection of messages which were given by Ayya Vaikundar to his Disciples ( Citars or Arulalarkal) whose names are unknown. Since they are belived to be composed by Arylalarkar, it acquired the name Arulnool. There is no direct indication within the book regarding the time of its composition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arul Nool"
The Bhagavad-Gita As It Is (BGAII) is the translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita (BG) by A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder- acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bhagavad Gita As It Is"
The Bible (tanak/h in hebrew language) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, "(the) books", is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity ("The Bible" actually refers to at least two different Bibles). It is thus applied to sacred scriptures. Many Christian English speakers refer to the Bible as "the good book" ( Gospel means "good news"). For many people their Bible is the revealed word of God, or an authoritative record of the relationship between God, the world and mankind. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bible"
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The Book of Gates is an Ancient Egyptian sacred text dating from the New Kingdom. It narrates the passage of a newly deceased soul into the next world, corresponding to the journey of the sun though the underworld during the hours of the night. The soul is required to pass though a series of 'gates' at different stages in the journey. Each gate is associated with a different goddess, and requires that the deceased recognise the particular character of that deity. The text implies that some people will pass through unharmed, but that others will suffer torment in a lake of fire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Gates"
The Book of Mormon is one of four sacred texts of Mormonism, which also include the Bible, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants. First published by Joseph Smith, Jr. in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York, it stands as the central dividing doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and other Christian faiths. Adherents to its teachings are commonly referred to as Mormons. The book's self-declared purpose is to testify of Jesus, through the writings of ancient prophets of the Western Hemisphere, who traveled there from ancient Israel, probably between 600-650 BC. It asserts that it was abridged and compiled by the prophet/historian Mormon, and his son Moroni in the 4th century, for "the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God." Joseph Smith is said to have translated the record by divine inspiration with assistance from the Urim and Thummim. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Mormon"
:This article is about the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. Other articles deal with the Tibetan Book of the Dead Bardo Thodol, and H.P. Lovecraft's fictional Book of the Dead, the Necronomicon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of the Dead"
The Book of the SubGenius: Being the Divine Wisdom, Guidance, and Prophecy of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, High Epopt of the Church of the SubGenius, Here Inscribed for the Salvation of Future Generations and in the Hope that Slack May Someday Reign on this Earth (ISBN 0671638106) is seen as the " bible" of the Church of the SubGenius. It was first published by McGraw-Hill in 1983, and subsequently re-printed several times. It was compiled from the Church's ongoing zine publication The Stark Fist of Removal. It is usually found in the humor section of most bookstores, though zealous SubGenius followers often move it into the religion section instead. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of the SubGenius"
The Book of Veles (also: Veles Book, Vles book, Vlesbook, Isenbeck's Planks, Велесова книга, Влес книга, Влескнига, Книга Велеса, Дощечки Изенбека, Дощьки Изенбека) is claimed to be a text of ancient Slavic religion and history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Veles"
There are a great variety of Buddhist texts. Buddhists place varying value on them: attitudes range from worship of the text itself, to dismissal of some texts as falsification of the ineffable truth. They therefore cannot be called "scripture" in the sense of other religions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buddhist texts"
For chapters and verse numbers in the Jewish tradition, see Tanakh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chapters and verses of the Bible"
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The Circle Seven Koran comprises the holy scriptures of the Moorish Science Temple of America, authored by their prophet the Noble Drew Ali. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circle Seven Koran"
Clouds of Witnesses: The Saints' Testimonies is a document published in 2002 by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (i.e., Unification Church) purportedly recording a ceremony in the spirit world wherein representatives of the world's five major religions and several Communist leaders testified that Sun Myung Moon is the Messiah and pledged to follow him. The document concluded with a letter from God in which he expresses his love for the Reverend Moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clouds of Witnesses"
Conversations with God is a three-part dialogue written by Neale Donald Walsch that he claims to have channelled during the 1990s. (It has since been expanded by the author, though the original trilogy remains central.) The books outline the principles of God, ethics, metaphysics and the nature of reality in the format of a continuing dialogue between God and the author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conversations with God"
With copyright on religious works it is not always clear who the rights' holder is. Under the provisions of the Berne convention, copyright is granted to the author on creation of the work. Several religions claim that (some of) their works were authored (written or dictated) by their god or gods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Copyright on religious works"
Creation according to Genesis refers to the description of the creation of the heavens and the earth by God, as described in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The text spans Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the book of Genesis. The Original Hebrew has been translated into English on innumerable occasions; the most famous of these is the King James version . ...more on Wikipedia about "Creation according to Genesis"
The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as the D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of Mormonism. The book exists in numerous forms published by different Latter Day Saint denominations. Generally, modern versions of the book primarily include revelations concerning church governance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doctrine and Covenants"
The Divine Principle is the main theological textbook of the Unification Church, held to have the status of scripture by members of the movement. It is an account of God's relationship with humankind, starting with the God's purpose in creating man, the fall of man, and the process through history by which God is working to remove the ill effects of the fall and restore humanity back to the relationship and position that God originally intended. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exposition of the Divine Principle"
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Funerary texts or funerary literature feature in many belief systems. Its purpose is usually to provide guidance to the newly deceased or the soon-to-be-deceased about how to survive and prosper in the afterlife. ...more on Wikipedia about "Funerary text"
Ginza Rba (in Mandaic, which translates into The Great Treasure) or Siddra Rba (The Great Book) is one of many holy scriptures of the Mandaean religion. It is also referred to as The Book of Adam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ginza Rba"
The Guru Granth or Guru Granth Sahib ( ) — Granth is Punjabi for book; Sahib is Hindi meaning master, from Arabic, meaning companion, friend, owner, or master — is more than a holy book of the Sikhs. The Sikhs treat this Granth (holy book) as a living Guru. The holy text spans 1430 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the founders of the Sikh religion and various other Saints from other religions including Hinduism and Islam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guru Granth"
The Heptateuch (seven containers) is a name sometimes given to the first seven books of the Hebrew Bible. The first five of these are commonly known as "the five books of Moses", the Torah or the Pentateuch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heptateuch"
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