Research Catalog

Title

The Bible of the world / edited by Robert O. Ballou in collaboration with Friedrich Spiegelberg and with the assistance and advice of Horace L. Friess.

Publication

• New York : The Viking Press, 1939.
• ©1939

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ballou, Robert O. (Robert Oleson), 1892-1977
• Spiegelberg, Frederic, 1897-
• Friess, Horace L. (Horace Leland), 1900-1975
• Manu (Lawgiver).
• Śaṅkarācārya.
• Svātmārāma, Swami.
• Patañjali.
• Mādhava, -1386.
• Ramakrishna, 1836-1886.
• Confucius.
• Mencius.
• Laozi.
• Zhuangzi.
• Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273.
• Nawawī, 1233-1277.

Description

xxi, 1415 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The scriptural essence of eight great living source religions."--Introduction.

Uniform Title

• Vedas. R̥gveda. English
• Vedas. Atharvaveda. English
• Brahmanas. Śatapathabrāhmaṇa. English.
• Upanishads. English.
• Bhagavadgītā. English
• Puranas. Viṣṇupurāṇa. English
• Puranas. Garuḍapurāṇa. English
• Puranas. Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa. English
• Hitopadeśa. English. Selections
• Jaina Āgama. Selections. English
• Li ji. English.
• Shi jing. English
• Da xue. English
• Zhong yong. English
• Xiao jing. English.
• Avesta. Yasna. Gathas. English
• Avesta. English.
• Avesta. Yasna. Pahlavi. English.
• Bible. Old Testament. English. King James Version.
• Bible. Tobit. English.
• Bible. Judith. English.
• Bible. History of Susanna. English
• Bible. New Testament. English. Authorized
• Bible. Apocrypha. Selections. English.
• Qurʼan. English

Subject

Sacred books

Genre/Form

• Sacred works.
• Livres sacrés.

Note

• "The scriptural essence of eight great living source religions."--Introd.
• "First published in October 1939."

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliographical references in "Notes": p. [1343]-1379; "Condensed bibliography": p. 1380-1384.

Contents

[1.] Hindu scriptures: The hymns of the Rig-Veda -- The Sarapatha-Brahmana -- The Upanishads -- The ordinances of Manu -- The Bhagavad-Gita (or the Lord's song) -- The Vishnu Purana -- The Garuda Purana -- The Markandeya Purana -- Sankaracharya's Atma Bodha (knowledge of spirit) -- The Hathayoga Pradipika of Swarmaram Swami -- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali -- The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha -- From the Hitopadesa -- The works of Sri Ramakrishna -- [2.] Buddhist scriptures: The life of the Buddha -- The doctrine of the Buddha -- The Tibetan doctrine -- Jaina Sutras -- A manual of Zen Buddhism -- [3.] Confucianist scriptures: The Li Ki -- The Shih King -- Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu) -- The great learning (Ta Hsio) -- The doctrine of the steadfast mean (Chung Yung) -- The works of Mencius (Meng-Tze) -- The book of filial piety (The Hsiao King) -- [4.] Taoist scriptures: The Tao-Te-King -- The works of Chuang Tze -- [5.] Zoroastrian scriptures: The hymns of Zoroaster (The Gathas) -- The Zendavesta -- The Pahlavi texts -- [6.] Judeo-Christian scriptures: The Old Testament -- The apocryphal Old Testament -- The New Testament -- The life and acts of Jesus -- The sermons and sayings of Jesus -- The Acts of the Apostles -- The Epistles -- The Revelation of St. John the Divine -- The apocryphal New Testament -- [7.] Mohammedan scriptures: The Koran -- The Masnavi -- The forty-two traditions of An-Nawawi.

LCCN

39027953

OCLC

• ocm01127488
• 1127488
• SCSB-387714

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library