The Living Bread
Sacred Texts: Read the Sources, Explore the Questions
Here we index the world’s scriptures at the passage level, in accurate, public-domain translations with full provenance, and draw the line to Jesus Christ only where a genuine connection exists, always labelled as a Christian comparison, never forced onto a text. Truth first; the honest comparison is more powerful than a false one.
Sources
The Qur’anEvery passage naming Jesus, Mary, the Messiah, or the Gospel (49 verses), Pickthall translation, with Christian comparison.The Dhammapada11 verses that meet the words of Jesus, on hatred conquered by love, the mind, and the path (Müller, public domain).The Tao Te Ching11 chapters on the Way, water and humility, and strength hidden in weakness (Legge, public domain).The Bhagavad Gita12 passages on the avatar who descends age after age, devotion, the eternal soul, and taking refuge (Arnold, public domain).The Analects13 sayings of Confucius that meet the words of Jesus, on the Golden Rule, humaneness, family, and learning (Legge, public domain).The Guru Granth Sahib5 passages of Sikh scripture on the one God, the Name, service, and equal dignity (Macauliffe, public domain).The Avesta & the Gathas9 passages of Zoroastrian scripture on the one wise Lord, good and evil, the coming Saoshyant, and the world made new (Mills & Darmesteter, public domain).The Upanishads12 passages on the Self within, the one Being behind all, and liberation, including ‘that art thou’ and ‘I am Brahman’ (Müller, public domain).
How this works
Each passage page carries: the text in an attributed public-domain translation; its provenance; a fair note on its meaning in its own tradition; and, where real, a clearly-labelled Christian comparison with a link to explore it, and always an open invitation to read the Gospel and decide for yourself.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Sacred Texts registry?
- A growing, primary-source index of the world's scriptures, each in an accurate, attributed translation, with an honest Christian comparison drawn only where a real connection exists, never forced onto every verse.
- Does Living Bread reproduce sacred texts accurately?
- Yes. We use public-domain translations, cite the translator and source, reproduce passages in context, and validate references against the source before publishing. Christian comparisons are always labelled as such.