What Is Scripture?

AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERSISBN: 9780800626082

A Comparative Approach

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By Wilfred Cantwell Smith
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Wilfred Cantwell Smith is professor Emeritus of the Comparative History of Religion, Harvard University, where he also served for nine years as Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions and then as chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion.

Preface Introduction: Presenting the Issue A Particular Example, to Illustrate Scripture as Form and concept: Historical Background The True Meaning of Scripture: the Qur'an as an Example The Bible in Jewish Life? The Hindu Instance The Buddhist Instance The Classics: Chinese and Western Brief Further Considerations Conclusion: Scripture and the Human Condition Notes Acknowledgments Index

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