THE WORD OF GOD IN ENGLISH
I have done my best to present those who speak english with translations of all the scriptures of the World's major religions available without cost. I read these books to help me understand the thinking of others who are not members of my religion. If there is a * next the text it means that I have read it. My web page space is limited so I have simply made links to each book of scripture.

Some major religions have large sects with additional scriptures or important works. If so, the religion's name has a link to that sect. Each work of scripture that can be found on the net has a link to the location of that scripture. There are three kinds of links, HTML, text in a single file or text seperated into individual files, usually by book. Where there is a single file text link I have also tried to provide information on the file size. A title in bold means the work cannot be found on the internet yet. A note saying [Not yet found on the net] is printed after the title as a reminder. If you have found one of the books that I do not have a link to please send me E-mail at refugee@hevanet.com.

  1. Major Religions

    1. Buddhist
      * Dhammapada [Text, 68K bytes]

    2. Hindu
      * Bhagavad-Gita [Text, 119330 bytes] NOTE: This is a part of the full Hindu scriptures, called the Vedas. The Vedas are huge (about six times longer than the Christian Bible) so I haven't tried to read them or present them all here. The Bhagavad-Gita is said to be a summery of Hinduism. If this is too much for you there is a summary of the Bhagavad-Gita as well.

    3. Islamic
      * Qur'an
      1. Maulvi Sher Ali translation [HTML]
      2. E.H. Palmer translation [Text in single file, size unknown]
      3. Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall translation [Text in individual files]
      4. M.H. Shakir translation [Text in individual files]
      5. Abdulla Yusufali translation [Text in individual files]
      6. Translations by Abdullah Yusufali, Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall and H.H. Shakir shown with each verse of each translation one above the other [HTML]

    4. Jewish and Christian
      The Talmud [Not yet found on the net] recognized by Jews.
      * Bible [Text in individual files] [HTML] NOTE: The HTML has six searchable versions, the text is the King James Version. The Jews recognize first 39 books of the Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. All Christian sects recognize at least 66 books found in most modern Bibles.

  2. Minor Religions

    1. Shintoism
      The Koi ji Ki and The Nihongi [Not yet found on the net]
    2. Taoism
    3. Zoroaster
      Avesta [HTML]

  3. Major Sects

    1. Buddhist
      1. Tibetan
        The Tibetan Book of the Dead [Not yet found on the net]
      2. Zen
        An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki [Not yet found on the net] is not a work of scripture but considered an excellent introduction to Zen

    2. Christian Scriptures Not Found in the Modern Bible
      1. Roman Catholic
        Apocrypha [Text single file, 843k] [Text in ZIP format, 308k) [HTML] NOTE: The HTML page has a collection of nearly every non-canonical Bible related scripture in existance. Not all of them are recognized as scriptural by the Roman Catholic church.
      2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. Mormons)

  4. Important Non-scriptural Christian Works
    1. Roman Catholic
    2. Lutheran
      • * The Ninety-five Theses by Martin Luther [Text single file, 40k] [Text ZIPed, 16k)
      • Systematic Theology by Paul Tillich NOTE: While the author of this book was a Lutheran, the book itself is not necessarily specific to the Lutheran faith.
    3. Methodist
      • A Collection of Hymns by John Wesley [HTML]
      • Book of Discipline by John Wesley [Not yet found on the net]
    4. Presbyterian
      Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin [HTML] [Text]
    5. Other
      * Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan [HTML]

  • Defunct or Non-Religious

    • Refugee's home page