Many scholars of the Second Temple period have replaced the concept of canonization by that of canonical process. Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been crucial for this new direction. Based on this new evidence taxonomic terms like biblical, nonbiblical or parabiblical seem ana…
First published in 1830, the "Book of Mormon" is the authoritative scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its estimated 13 million members. Over the past twenty-one years, editor Royal Skousen has pored over Joseph Smith's original manuscripts and ident…
Introduction / by Grant Hardy -- Editor's preface / by Royal Skousen -- The Book of Mormon : the original text -- Half title -- Title page -- 1 Nephi -- 2 Nephi -- Jacob -- Enos -- Jarom -- Omni -- The words of Mormon -- Mosiah -- Alma -- Helaman -- 3 Nephi -- 4 Nephi -- Mormon …
First published in 1830, the Book of Mormon is the authoritative scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its estimated 13 million members. Over the past twenty-one years, editor Royal Skousen has pored over Joseph Smith's original manuscripts and identif…
The Buddha's omniscience and the immeasurability of scripture -- Scripture, commentary, and exegetical distinctions -- Interpreting the contexts and conditions of Buddhavacana in the Suttanta -- Disentangling the tangle : Abhidhamma as phenomenological analysis -- The "completel…
"Voice of the Buddha is a study of the theories of scripture described and practiced by the 5th century thinker Buddhaghosa, the principal commentator of the Theravada intellectual tradition. By bringing to the fore Buddhaghosa's theories of texts and commentarial practices, Hei…
Late antiquity saw a revolution in literate culture the consequences of which, for more than a millennium, were no less dramatic than those of the invention of the movable type in early modernity. Both the transformation of the physical support of the books (from scroll to codex…
Late antiquity saw a revolution in literate culture the consequences of which, for more than a millennium, were no less dramatic than those of the invention of the movable type in early modernity. Both the transformation of the physical support of the books (from scroll to codex…
"Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions...the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita...inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand…
"Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions--the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita--inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand p…
"In this book, essayists investigate fan activities connected to books, film, and online games, such as Harry Potter-themed weddings, using The Hobbit as a sacred text, and taking on heroic roles in World of Warcraft. Popular culture is revealed to be a fertile source of religio…