HELPFUL LINKS TO OTHER SOURCES

The following websites offer links to the complete text of the scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam as well as to other sources for further study:

JUDAISM

Read a complete on-line version of the Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Unicode version including vowels (Unicode font is required and downloadable)
The 1917 Jewish Publication Society translation
The 1917 Jewish Publication Society translation with parallel Hebrew
The Babylonian Talmud in a translation by Michael L. Rodkinson
International Talmudic research
The Jewish Bible Association
The Jewish History Resource Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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CHRISTIANITY

The complete text of the Old and New Testament, prepared under the auspices of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Other versions, including the King James Version, the English Standard Version and other translations
The New Testament in the original koinè or ancient Greek
Noncanonical literature (Apocrypha) from the Gnostic Society Library
Other online versions not covered in the above
Helpful websites on biblical scholarship and study include:
- The Biblical Archeological Society
- The Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
- The Catholic Biblical Association - The Society of Biblical Literature

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ISLAM

For the complete text of the Qur'an in English, select any of the following:
- Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
- Translation by E. H. Palmer
- Translation by M. H. Shakir
Original Qur'an manuscripts from the University of Washington
The bi-monthly magazine Saudi Aramco World, published in the US, covers a broad range of topics dealing with Muslim life throughout the world. Read any of the issues from the 1960's till today.
Muslims in America, from the U.S. State Department website
AWAIR Online is a resource for students and teachers about the Arab World and Islam.
MESA, the Middle East Studies Association of North America, is a private nonprofit, non-political organization of scholars and other persons interested in the study of the Middle East and the Islamic world.
Listening to Islam, a documentary, companion website and discussion guide from Faith & Values Media.

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INTERFAITH ORGANIZATIONS

The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
The Interfaith Youth Core
The Interfaith Alliance
International Conference of Christians & Jews
Boston College's Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
To learn more about Ecumenical dialog in the United States, visit the National Council of Churches
The Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Please note: Faith & Values Media accepts no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the websites listed in the above.

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OTHER

Recommended Books:
A New Religious America: How a "Christian Country" Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation by Diana L. Eck
Encountering God by Steven Wingfield, et al
Introducing Theologies of Religions by Paul F. Knitter
Jewish-Christian Dialogue: One Woman's Experience by Mary C. Boys
The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Re-Discovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz
Understanding Other Religious Worlds: A Guide for Interreligious Education by Judith A. Berling