Why Make a Bible? The Fascinating Comparative Cultures of Japan and Ancient Jewry Short Summary This essay explores from a comparative cultural perspective why the Jews compiled the Bible while Japan ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan - More than 40,000 people have flocked to see the world's largest calligraphy of popular Buddhist scripture the Heart Sutra, drawn by a calligrapher with Down's syndrome and displayed ...

The bulk of the material found in the World Scripture comes from the scriptures of the five major living world religious traditions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Chinese religion ...