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- Buddhist traditions Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures
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South Asian traditions · Buddhist traditions Atharvaveda One of four Vedas, ancient scriptures of Hinduism -
Christianity 1 Maccabees Historical book detailing the Maccabean Revolt, found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles - Buddhist traditions Dhammapada Collection of sayings of the Buddha; one of the best known Buddhist scriptures
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Judaism · Christianity First Book of Chronicles Book of the Christian Old Testament corresponding to the first half of the Book of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible
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South Asian traditions Samaveda The musical Veda of Hinduism -
Christianity 2 Maccabees Deuterocanonical book on the Maccabean Revolt -
Judaism · Christianity Books of Kings Book of the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Christian Old Testament -
Judaism · Christianity Second Book of Chronicles Book of the Christian Old Testament corresponding to the second half of the Book of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible -
South Asian traditions · Buddhist traditions Yajurveda The Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals -
Christianity Book of Baruch Deuterocanonical book of the Bible in some Christian traditions -
Christianity crucifixion of Jesus Jesus' crucifixion as described in the four canonical gospels -
Judaism Books of Samuel A book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Christian Old Testament -
East Asian traditions Kojiki 8th-century Japanese chronicle -
Judaism · Christianity Books of Chronicles Book of the Hebrew Bible, divided into two books in the Christian Old Testament
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Primary Chronicle Literary work of 12th century -
Book of Enoch Ancient Jewish apocalyptic religious text, part of the canon of the Ethiopian-Orthodox Church -
Christianity Baptism of Jesus Event in the life of Jesus -
Book of the Dead Ancient Egyptian funerary text -
Nihon Shoki 8th century book of classical Japanese history -
Water Margin 14th century Chinese novel, attributed to Shi Nai’an, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels -
Christianity Gospel of Thomas Coptic-language early Christian non-canonical gospel, part of the Nag Hammadi library -
Christianity Passion Final period in the life of Jesus, before his crucifixion -
Judaism Pentateuch First five books of the Bible - Norse and Germanic Poetic Edda Collection of Old Norse poems
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Judaism Mishnah First major written collection of the Oral Torah -
Buddhist traditions Pāli Canon Buddhist scriptures preserved in the Pāli language by the Theravada tradition -
Norse and Germanic Prose Edda 13th-century Norse work of literature written in Iceland - Buddhist traditions Jātaka Collection of traditional narratives of the previous lives of Buddha before his last life as Gautama
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Christianity Parable of the Prodigal Son New Testament parable - Mesopotamia and the Levant Enûma Eliš Babylonian creation myth
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Christianity Pauline epistles Books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle -
Bhagavata Purana Sanskrit text, most popular of the eighteen major Puranas, story of Krishna -
Buddhist traditions Heart Sutra Short Mahayana sutra, surviving in Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan, expounding the Two Truths doctrine that ultimately all phenomena are sunyata -
Hebrew Bible Ancient Hebrew Sacred Text -
Christianity Gospel of Judas Gnostic gospel -
Christianity Seven Sleepers Story in Christian folklore and the Qur'an -
Diamond Sutra Mahayana sutra -
Christianity deuterocanonical books Books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations -
Judaism Ketuvim Third and final section of the Tanakh -
Tradition · Judaism Zohar Work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah -
Angelus Catholic devotion honoring the Incarnation of Christ, usually prayed three times a day -
Christianity Gospel of James Apocryphal Gospel -
Christianity Letter of Jeremiah Deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament of the Bible -
Works and Days Didactic poem in 828 lines of dactylic hexameter by Hesiod in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in agriculture -
Augsburg Confession 1530 primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church -
Epic of Manas Heroic epic of the Kirgiz people -
Christianity Gloria Patri Trinitarian doxology -
Christianity parable of the Good Samaritan Didactic story told by Jesus in Luke 10:25–37 -
Popol Vuh Sacred text of the Maya -
South Asian traditions Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Foundational text of Yoga in Sanskrit from ancient India by Patanjali -
Codex Sinaiticus Handwritten copy of the Bible in Greek
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Kalevipoeg 1857 literary work by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald; national epic of Estonians -
Lamb of God Title for Jesus -
The Golden Ass Ancient Roman novel by Apuleius -
Christianity Twelve Minor Prophets Book or collection of books in the Bible -
Dies Irae Latin sequence, liturgical hymn -
Georgics Poem by Virgil -
Christianity Gloria in excelsis Deo Liturgical Christian hymn -
Jesus Christ Superstar 1971 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber - Plagues of Egypt Ten epidemics sent down on Egypt according to Exodus chapters 7 to 10
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Prometheus Bound Ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus -
Stabat Mater Marian hymn -
Book of Jubilees Ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters -
Edda Pair of medieval Icelandic literary sources -
Christianity Presentation of Jesus at the Temple Story about an event in the life of Jesus in the Christian Bible -
The Magician's Nephew Novel by C. S. Lewis set in Narnia -
Story · Christianity Dormition of the Mother of God Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches -
Lohengrin Opera by Richard Wagner -
Quo Vadis Historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz -
Salve Regina Medieval Catholic hymn to Mary, mother of Jesus -
siddur Jewish prayerbook -
Sumerian King List Mesopotamian literary composition -
The History of the Kings of Britain Pseudohistorical account of British history (c.1136) -
Story · Christianity fall of man In Christianity, the transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience -
Golden Legend Collection of hagiographies compiled by Jacobus de Voragine c.1264 -
Christianity Gospel of Mary 2nd century non-canonical early Christian text preserved in Coptic and in Greek fragments -
Heimskringla Collection of kings' sagas, written by Snorri Sturluson -
Inferno First part of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" - Sutta Pitaka Set of primary Buddhist scriptures, second part of the Pāli canon
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Norse and Germanic Völuspá Poem from the Poetic Edda -
Kyrie Christian liturgical prayer -
Judaism Nevi'im Second major division of the Hebrew Bible - The Satanic Bible Religious text of Satanism
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Gesta Danorum 12th century work of Danish history -
Islamic holy books Wider religious scriptures of Islam -
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Bible translation -
Os Lusíadas Portuguese epic poem by Luís de Camões -
The Bacchae Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides - Christianity The Shepherd of Hermas Christian literary work of the 1st or 2nd century
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Vespers Sunset evening prayer service -
2 Esdras Apocalyptic book, preserved in Latin as an appendix to the Vulgate; tripartite work consisting of 5 Ezra (a Christian work), 4 Ezra (a Jewish apocalypse), and 6 Ezra (predicts wars and rebukes sinners; perhaps Christian) -
Edicts of Ashoka 3rd century BCE inscriptions in South Asia -
Story Genesis creation narrative Creation myth of both Christianity and Judaism -
Buddhist traditions Lotus Sutra Mahayana sutra -
Christianity Visitation Christian story of Mary visiting Elizabeth -
Argonautica Poem by Apollonius Rhodius that tells the epic journey of the Argonauts -
Greek and Roman Bibliotheca Work by Pseudo-Apollodorus, a compendium of Greek myths
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Das Rheingold 1869 opera by Richard Wagner -
Christianity Gospel of Philip Third century gnostic text -
Christianity Parable of the Ten Virgins Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to the Christian Gospel of Matthew -
Islam Zabur Book, mentioned in the Quran and hadith as revealed to Dawood (David); usually identified with the Book of Psalms -
Buddhist traditions Bardo Thodol Nyingma terma text revealed by Karma Lingpa -
Gospel of Barnabas Pseudepigraphical gospel written in the Late Middle Ages -
Islam Injil Christian Gospel from an Islamic perspective -
Mother Hulda Fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm -
Judaism · Christianity 1 Esdras Ancient Greek version of the biblical Book of Ezra as preserved in the Septuagint - Tradition · Buddhist traditions Abhidhamma Piṭaka Pāli version of the advanced theology of Buddhism
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Christianity Epistle of Barnabas Greek Christian text (70–132 CE)
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Christianity Gospel of Peter Non-canonical gospel -
Haggadah Text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder -
Kitáb-i-Aqdas Primary Baháʼí text, book of laws, written by Bahá'u'lláh in 1873 -
Christianity Parable of the Sower Parable of Jesus
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Christianity Rich man and Lazarus Parable of Jesus (Luke 16:19–31) about the relationship, during life and after death, between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus -
Seven against Thebes Ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus -
The Birth of Tragedy 1872 essay by Friedrich Nietzsche -
Bogurodzica Polish religious hymn -
Jesus Prayer Short prayer, popular in Eastern Christianity: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." -
Christianity law of Moses The Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible -
Mesha Stele Stele set up around 840 BCE by King Mesha of Moab