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eBook details
- Title: Sacred Texts Interpreted: Religious Documents Explained [2 volumes]
- Author : Carl Olson
- Release Date : January 31, 2017
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,History,World,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 31223 KB
Description
Covering the major monotheistic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—as well as selected Eastern religions and Bahá'Ã, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings.
• Guides readers through some of the most important religious texts in world history, providing significant interpretative material to help students understand the history and ideas within these writings
• Discusses the nature of a sacred text and suggests ways of reading a sacred text to more fully appreciate its significance
• Provides insightful comments from the editor that accompany the selected texts, explaining the context of passages to enhance readers' comprehension