Religious Texts

Question 0

Biblical canon for Catholics and Orthodox Christians but not Protestants or Jews, Greek for “hidden things”

Answer 0

Apocrypha

Question 1

Chinese; used in civil service exams, saying of Confucius, compiled by disciples, ren and li

Answer 1

Anelects

Question 2

Zoroastrianism sacred text, Gathas/Vendidad/Yashits/Khurda, Zoroaster, Ahura Mazda vs. Angra Mainyu

Answer 2

Avesta (or Zend-Avesta)

Question 3

“Song of God,” Mahabharata, Krishna advises Arjuna

Answer 3

Bhagavad-Gita

Question 4

Daoism, Laozi, written during Chinese Warring States period, restraint and passiveness

Answer 4

Dao de Jing

Question 5

Report of words of Muslim religious figure, matn and isnad, point towards Sunna

Answer 5

Hadith

Question 6

1830, Joseph Smith, “reformed Egyptian,” describes Hebrews who came to America

Answer 6

Book of Mormon

Question 7

“recitation,” Islam sacred scripture, 144 suras, revealed to Muhammad, formalized by Uthman

Answer 7

Qur’an

Question 8

Hebrew for “instruction,” based on Torah, Mishna and Gemara, Palestinian and Babylonian versions

Answer 8

Talmud

Question 9

Last part of Vedas, mainly prose, foundation for key Hindu ideas, “to sit down close”

Answer 9

Upanishads

Question 10

Four hymnbooks: Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva, each contains a Brahmana, Aranyakas, and Upanishads, written by Aryans, Vishnu and Shiva demotef

Answer 10

Vedas

Question 11

Basis for ancient Chinese philosophy and religion, legendarily derived from turtle shell, broken and unbroken lines, escaped destruction by Shi Huangdi

Answer 11

Yijing