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Christianity Prayer of Manasseh Work of 15 verses, ostensibly the penitential prayer of king Manasseh of Judah; written in Greek, in the 1st or 2nd century BCE; part of some versions of the Orthodox deuterocanon -
Siegfried Opera by Richard Wagner - Tradition · Judaism Gemara One of the two parts of the Talmud (along with the Mishnah), comprising 63 books of rabbinical analyses and commentaries on the Mishnah
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Norse and Germanic Hávamál Poem in the Poetic Edda -
Orkhon inscriptions Göktürk inscriptions dating to the 8th century -
Vishnu Purana Medieval era Sanskrit text, one of eighteen major Puranas -
Antiquities of the Jews Historiographical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus -
Kebra Nagast 14th-century text about the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia -
Christianity Parable of the Lost Sheep Parable in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, about a man who leaves 99 sheep to find one lost sheep -
Pearl of Great Price Part of the canonical standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -
Christianity Sanctus Hymn in Christian liturgy
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Shulchan Aruch Book of Jewish law by Rabbi Joseph Karo -
Tradition · Christianity Assemblies of God Autonomous but loosely associated national groupings of churches -
Christianity Compline In Christian liturgy, the canonical hour is the last of the seven times set by the Church for the liturgy.
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Christianity Doctrine and Covenants Part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement -
Le Morte d'Arthur 1485 reworking of existing tales about King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory - Mabinogion Term conventionally applied to eleven Middle Welsh prose tales set in a legendary British past, many of them appearing in two manuscripts, the Red Book of Hergest and White Book of Rhydderch
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Christianity Presentation of Mary Liturgical feast -
Salammbô 1862 novel by Gustave Flaubert - Anguttara Nikaya The 4th nikaya in the Pāli Sutta Pitaka; corresponds to Ekottara Agama in the Sanskrit; contains thousands of discourses arranged in 11 nipatas, according to the number of dhammas referenced in them
- Christianity Benedictus Canticle from the Gospel of Luke
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Geography Geographical treatise by Strabo -
Christianity Infancy Gospel of Thomas Apocryphal gospel on the childhood of Jesus -
South Asian traditions Isha Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Christianity Parable of the Mustard Seed One of the shortest parables of Jesus recorded in the Synoptic Gospels -
Christianity Parable of the talents or minas Parables of Jesus appearing Matthew 25:14-30 (as Talents) and Luke 19:12-27 (as Minas) -
Greek and Roman Sibylline Books Collection of prophecies used in Rome -
Christianity Susanna and the Elders Episode in the Additions to Daniel - Vetus Latina Bible translations into Latin before Jerome's Vulgate Bible
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Christianity Additions to Daniel Three chapters of the Book of Daniel, found in the Septuagint but not in the Hebrew and Aramaic -
Der Erlkönig Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -
South Asian traditions Katha Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism - Buddhist traditions Majjhima Nikāya Buddhist scripture, a nikaya in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pali Tipitaka, consisting of 152 sutras of intermediate length
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Nahj al-Balagha Collection of sys, attributed to Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad -
Christianity Parable of the Tares Parable of Jesus -
The Tortoise and the Hare Fable by Aesop -
Christianity Apocalypse of Peter 2nd century Christian apocalyptic text - Buddhist traditions Dīgha Nikāya Buddhist scripture
- Gathas Sacred hymns of Zarathushtra
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Story · Christianity · Judaism Genesis flood narrative Biblical flood myth -
Christianity Gospel of Nicodemus Apocryphal gospel -
Life of Adam and Eve Group of Jewish apocryphal writings about the lives of Adam and Eve from the expulsion from the Garden of Eden to their deaths -
Christianity Pharisee and the Publican Parable of Jesus -
Christianity Salvator Mundi Title of Jesus and subject in Christian iconography -
Samaritan Pentateuch Samaritan version of the first five Biblical books -
The Tale of the Heike Japanese book compiled prior to 1330 -
Buddhist traditions Tripitaka Koreana Collection of wooden blocks imprinted with Korean Buddhist scriptures housed in a temple -
Buddhist traditions Avatamsaka Sutra Sutra of Mahāyāna Buddhism -
Dresden Codex Pre-columbian Maya astronomic manuscript from Chichen Itza, Mexico -
Christianity Epistles of John The three epistles attributed to John the Apostle in the New Testament - Gylfaginning Second part of the Prose Edda
- Origin 2017 novel by Dan Brown
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Christianity Parable of the barren fig tree One of the parables of Jesus -
Psalms of Solomon 18 Jewish psalms compiled in the 1st century BCE that appear in some copies of the Septuagint and the Peshitta -
Buddhist traditions Vinaya Pitaka Primary religious text in Buddhism, first part of the Tripitaka - Pali Canon - South Asian traditions Brahma Sutras One of the foundational texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy
- Greek and Roman Epic Cycle History of the Trojan War told in poems
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General Roman Calendar Liturgical calendar of Saints' Days for the ordinary form of the Roman Rite (Roman Catholic Church) -
Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Lāčplēsis Latvian epic poem -
Buddhist traditions Milinda Pañha Pāli text, sometimes regarded as a part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon -
Christianity Parable of the Rich Fool Parable Lk 12:16–21 -
Christianity pastoral epistles Group of three books of the New Testament (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus), presented as letters from Paul and addressed to individuals with pastoral oversight of churches - Christianity Acts of Thomas Apocryphic book of the New Testament
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Devi-Bhagavata Purana Hindu text -
Dīwān ul-Lughat al-Turk Earliest known dictionary of Turkic Languages -
South Asian traditions Kena Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Kitáb-i-Íqán Primary Bahá'í text, written by Bahá'u'lláh in 1861 - Nart saga North Caucasus epic poem
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Christianity Parable of the Friend at Night Parable of Jesus (Luke 11:5-8) -
Christianity Parable of the Lost Coin Parable in the Gospel of Luke in which a woman searches for a lost coin, finds it, and rejoices -
Christianity Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen Parable of Jesus; pericope - Sibylline oracles Collection of oracular utterances in Greek hexameter, containing Hellenistic/Roman mythology with Jewish, Gnostic and Christian stories
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Sushruta Samhita Sushruta samhita is an ancient sanskrit text on medicine -
Tawrat Holy book of given by God to Musa (Moses). -
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs Apocryphal scripture connected with the Bible - Buddhist traditions Tibetan Buddhist canon Loosely defined list of sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan Buddhism
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War with the Newts Novel by Karel Čapek -
Story · Islam Yusuf and Zulaikha Romantic story - ancient Roman festival Scheduled celebration in ancient Rome
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Christianity Apocryphon of John Second-century Sethian Gnostic text -
Ancient Egypt Book of Gates Ancient Egyptian funerary text - Christianity Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew Non-canonical infancy gospel
- Christianity Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Christmas carol
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East Asian traditions Investiture of the Gods 16th-century Chinese novel - Christianity Lauds Canonical hour of the Divine office
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South Asian traditions Mandukya Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Mishneh Torah Code of Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides -
Christianity Parable of the Hidden Treasure Parable of Jesus (Matthew 13:44) -
Christianity Parable of the Pearl One of the parables of Jesus: Mt 13:45–46 -
Christianity Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Parable of Jesus (Matthew 20:1–16) -
Prayer of Saint Francis Catholic Christian prayer -
Ramakien Literary work
- Second Book of Enoch Pseudepigraphic apocalypse describing the ascent of Enoch, through ten heavens, extant in Church Slavonic and in Coptic fragments
- Veni Sancte Spiritus Sequence prescribed in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and its octave, exclusive of the following Sunday
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Christianity Anima Christi Medieval Christian prayer - Christianity canonical hours Christian concept of periods of prayer throughout the day
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South Asian traditions Hanuman Chalisha Hindu devotional hymn by Tulsidas dedicated to lord Hanuman -
Christianity Jesus and the woman taken in adultery Passage (John 7:53–8:11) from the Gospel of John that does not appear in the earliest manuscripts -
Buddhist traditions Lankavatara Sutra Sutra - Christianity Matins Canonical hour of Christian liturgy
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South Asian traditions Mundaka Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Christianity Parable of the Two Debtors Parable of Jesus: “There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both.” (Luke 7:41–43) -
Christianity Parable of the Two Sons Parable of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew -
Christianity Parable of the Unjust Steward Parable of Jesus (Luke 16:1–13), - Sub tuum praesidium Christian hymn and prayer
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Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Táin Bó Cúailnge Old Irish epiclike tale surviving in three 12th-century manuscripts - Story white genocide conspiracy theory Conspiracy theory which contends white populations are being replaced, removed, or liquidated
- Additions to Esther Six chapters of the Book of Esther, interspersed throughout in the Septuagint, but absent in the Hebrew; considered canonical in many Christian traditions, but not in Judaism or most forms of Protestantism
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Norse and Germanic Grímnismál Poem from the Poetic Edda - Christianity Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit Sethian Gnostic text found in Codices III and IV of the Nag Hammadi library
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Lebor Gabála Érenn 11th century Irish chronicle -
Story · Norse and Germanic Lokasenna Old Norse poem from the Poetic Edda -
Christianity Major prophets Collection of books in the Bible (Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Daniel) -
Matter of Britain Body of Medieval literature associated with Great Britain and Brittany, and the legendary kings and heroes associated with it, particularly King Arthur -
Christianity Parable of the unforgiving servant Parable of Jesus (Mt 18:21–35) about forgiveness -
Christianity Parable of the Unjust Judge Jesus' parable - Christianity Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to Christian gospels
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Judaism Pirkei Avot Tractate of the Mishna -
Pyrgi Tablets Three golden plaques inscribed with a bilingual Phoenician–Etruscan dedicatory text ca. 500 B.C. -
Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Sadko Mythology from Russia