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Across 13 traditions, and 533 in none yet.
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533 of these sit in no collection yet, so they appear under All and under no tradition.
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Tradition · Christianity Bible Collection of sacred books in Judaism and Christianity -
Tradition · Islam Qur’an Foundational Islamic religious text
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Christianity Lord's Prayer Central Christian prayer, taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples
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Christianity New Testament Second division of the Christian biblical canon -
Greek and Roman Iliad Epic poem attributed to Homer -
Judaism · Christianity Book of Genesis First book of the Bible -
Christianity Old Testament First division of the Christian biblical canon -
Christianity Gospel of Matthew Book of the New Testament -
South Asian traditions Mahabharata Ancient Sanskrit epic by Vyasa -
Christianity Gospel Book which describes the life and teachings of Jesus -
One Thousand and One Nights Collection of Middle Eastern folk stories -
Greek and Roman Odyssey Epic poem attributed to Homer -
Christianity Gospel of John One of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament -
Christianity Gospel of Mark Canonical Gospel of the New Testament -
Judaism · Christianity Exodus Second book of the Bible -
Christianity Gospel of Luke Book of the New Testament -
Don Quixote 1605 and 1615 novel by Miguel de Cervantes -
Christianity Book of Revelation Final book of the New Testament -
Judaism · Christianity Psalms Book of the Bible, has five books
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Judaism · Christianity Ten Commandments Biblical principles relating to ethics and worship -
Judaism · Christianity Torah First five books of the Hebrew Bible -
Christianity Acts of the Apostles Book of the New Testament
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Epic of Gilgamesh Epic poem from Mesopotamia, is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature -
South Asian traditions Ramayana An ancient Hindu epic composed by Valmiki which narrates the life story of Lord Rama. -
Judaism · Christianity Leviticus Third book of the Bible -
Judaism · Christianity Deuteronomy Fifth book of the Torah and Christian Old Testament -
Shahnameh Epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi -
The Divine Comedy Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri -
Christianity Hail Mary Traditional Catholic prayer -
Judaism · Christianity Book of Numbers Fourth book of Bible -
Book of Mormon Sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement -
South Asian traditions · Buddhist traditions Vedas Ancient sacred scriptures revealed in Sanskrit to Richi sages and on which Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were based -
Judaism Talmud Central text of Rabbinic Judaism
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Judaism · Christianity Ecclesiastes Book of the Bible -
Christianity Epistle to the Romans New Testament epistle attributed to Paul -
Christianity First Epistle to the Corinthians Book of the New Testament attributed to Paul -
Judaism Joshua Sixth book of the Bible -
Dream of the Red Chamber One of China's Four Great Classical Novels -
Judaism Judges Seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament -
Christianity Epistle to the Galatians New Testament epistle attributed to Paul -
The Tale of Genji Classic work of Japanese literature -
Aeneid Epic poem by Virgil -
Judaism · Christianity Book of Ruth Book of the Bible
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Judaism · Christianity Song of Songs Book of the Bible -
Christianity Epistle to the Ephesians New Testament epistle attributed to Paul -
Christianity Epistle to the Hebrews Book of the Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Proverbs Book of the Bible
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Christianity Epistle of James Book of the New Testament attributed to James -
Christianity Epistle to the Philippians Eleventh book in the New Testament -
Christianity Second Epistle to the Corinthians Book of the New Testament attributed to Paul -
Christianity Epistle to Philemon Book of the New Testament attributed to Paul -
Christianity Epistle of Jude Epistle in the New Testament attributed to to Jude, brother of James -
Christianity First Epistle to Timothy New Testament epistle ascribed to Paul -
Christianity Epistle to the Colossians Book of the New Testament traditionally attributed to Paul -
Christianity First Epistle of Peter Book of the Bible attributed to Peter -
South Asian traditions · Buddhist traditions Rigveda Most ancient Veda of the Hindus -
Christianity Second Epistle of Peter Book of the Bible -
South Asian traditions · Buddhist traditions Upanishads Ancient Sanskrit religious and philosophical texts of Hinduism -
Judaism · Christianity Book of Daniel Book of the Bible -
Christianity Epistle to Titus New Testament pastoral epistle ascribed to Paul -
Judaism · Christianity Isaiah Book of the Bible
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Macbeth Tragic play by William Shakespeare from the early 1600s -
Christianity Second Epistle to Timothy Book of the New Testament attributed to Paul -
Christianity Third Epistle of John New Testament epistle attributed to John -
Judaism · Christianity Book of Esther Book of the Hebrew Bible -
Judaism · Christianity Book of Job Book of the Bible -
Christianity First Epistle to the Thessalonians New Testament epistle ascribed to Paul -
Christianity Second Epistle to the Thessalonians New Testament epistle ascribed to Paul -
Story · Christianity · Judaism Tower of Babel Biblical pericope about hubris and the origin of languages -
The Republic Philosophical work written by Plato -
Judaism · Christianity Ezekiel Book of the Hebrew Bible -
rosary Roman Catholic sacramental and Marian devotion to prayer -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Micah Book in the Hebrew Bible -
Judaism Tanakh Canon of the Hebrew Bible, written mostly in Hebrew with some Aramaic -
Beowulf Old English heroic epic poem -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Joel Book of the Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Jonah Book of the Hebrew Bible -
Judaism · Christianity Jeremiah Book of the Bible -
Kalevala 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Ezra Book of the Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Nehemiah Book of the Bible -
Judaism · Christianity Lamentations Book of the Hebrew Bible -
Les Misérables 1862 novel by Victor Hugo -
Iranian traditions Avesta Zoroastrian compendium of sacred literature -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Malachi Book of the Hebrew Bible and one of the 12 Minor Prophets -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Obadiah Book of the Bible of the Assyrian Period -
East Asian traditions Tao Te Ching Chinese classic text
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Christianity · Judaism Book of Hosea Book of the Hebrew Bible
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Christianity · Judaism Book of Nahum Book of the Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Habakkuk Book of the Hebrew Bible, one of the Twelve Minor Prophets -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Haggai Book of the Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Zephaniah Prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Amos Book of the Bible -
Christianity · Judaism Book of Zechariah Book of the Hebrew Bible -
Judaism · Christianity First Book of Samuel Book of the Bible -
Christianity Sirach Jewish wisdom text from the early 2nd century BCE, part of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox biblical canons -
Christianity Last Supper Episode in the Christian gospels -
Septuagint Translation of the Hebrew Bible and other books into the Greek language
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The Da Vinci Code 2003 novel by Dan Brown -
Judaism Dead Sea scrolls 15,000 fragments of about 850 scrolls from ancient Judaism -
A Midsummer Night's Dream Play by William Shakespeare -
Christianity Annunciation Announcement of the birth of Jesus to Mary -
Judaism · Christianity Second Book of Samuel Book of the Bible -
Journey to the West One of China's Four Great Classical Novels -
The Master and Margarita Novel by Mikhail Bulgakov -
Story · Christianity Assumption of Mary The bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life, dogma of the Catholic Church -
Christianity Book of Judith Book in the Septuagint, regarded as canonical in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, about the story of the widow Judith who assassinates an enemy general, Holofernes -
Judaism · Christianity First Book of Kings Book of the Christian Old Testament correspoinding to the first half of the Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible -
Tradition I Ching Ancient Chinese text used for divination -
Judaism · Christianity Second Book of Kings Book of the Christian Old Testament corresponding to the second half of the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible -
Christianity Book of Tobit 3rd/2nd century BCE Jewish tale of Tobit’s son Tobias’s journey with the angel Raphael, considered canonical in Catholicism and in Eastern Christianity -
Christianity Book of Wisdom Deuterocanonical sapiential book of the Bible -
Dune 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert -
Greek and Roman Metamorphoses Narrative poem by Ovid -
The Decameron 14th-century collection of stories by Giovanni Boccaccio -
Dracula 1897 novel by Bram Stoker -
South Asian traditions Guru Granth Sahib The primary holy scripture of Sikhism -
Paradise Lost Epic poem by John Milton -
Greek and Roman Theogony Poem by Hesiod, describing the origins and genealogies of the greek gods -
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms One of China's Four Great Classical Novels