Newsgroups: alt.etext From: dell@wiretap.spies.com (Thomas Dell) Subject: [EDTECH] EMG: Sacred Texts ( Networked Electronic Versions) Message-ID: Organization: The Internet Wiretap Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1993 02:18:02 GMT Newsgroups: bit.listserv.edtech Message-ID: Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:22:26 EST Sender: EDTECH - Educational Technology From: Gleason Sackman Subject: EMG: Sacred Texts ( Networked Electronic Versions) UPDATE (fwd) Lines: 258 ---------- Text of forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 08:43:03 EST From: MICHAEL STRANGELOVE <441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA> To: Multiple recipients of list ANN-LOTS Subject: EMG: Sacred Texts ( Networked Electronic Versions) UPDATE Please inform me of any additions or corrections. - MS _________________________________________________________________ 19. Sacred Texts (Networked Electronic Versions) The following is a listing of all electronic network-accessible sacred texts that may be freely retrieved via FTP or LISTSERV. The Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Koran (also spelled Quran) are available at many sites and in a variety of formats, such as ASCII, zipped (.zip), compressed (.Z) and archived (.arc). The following section indicates where low ASCII versions of these sacred texts may be found on selected sites. For related programs see the section Software Programs for Religious Studies (page 92). The Bible (King James Version) Available as the files bible10.zip and bible10.txt from the Project Gutenberg archives via FTP from the node mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.201.12) in the /extext/etext92/ directory. Nicene Creed. Various versions, English text (1991). Available from ORTHODOX, listserv@indycms as CREED ENGLISH1 and CREED ENGLISH2. The Book of Mormon Available as the files mormon13.txt and mormon13.zip from the Project Gutenberg archives via FTP from the node mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.201.12) in the /extext/etext91/ directory. Other Church of Mormon Materials: Doctrine and Covenants. Available as the file d-and-c.zip via FTP from oak.oakland.edu in the /pub/msdos/mormon/ directory. Pearl of Great Price. Available as pofgp.zip via FTP from oak.oakland.edu in the directory /pub/msdos/mormon/ directory. The Koran M.H. Shakir's translation of the Koran is available as 114 individual ASCII text chapters from the node quake.think.com (192.31.181.1) in the /pub/etext/koran/ directory (note that when there are many files to be retrieved via FTP, use the command mget *.* to retrieve all files in the current directory. Ensure that you have sufficient disk space available on your e-mail account before using the command mget to retrieve a large amount of data.) It is also available from the nodes princeton.edu snake.mcs.kent.edu mcs.kent.edu hydra.unm.edu. The Koran and a related dictionary is also available as koran-dict.Z and koran.Z from the node oes.orst.edu (128.193.124.2) in the /pub/almanac/etext/ directory. This version contains a few typographical errors which are delineated in the file on-line-quran available from the node cs.dal.ca (129.173.4.5) in the /pub/comp.archives/soc.religion.islam/ directory. A short file of various quotes from the Koran is also available via LISTSERV from listserv@asuacad.bitnet or listserv@asuacad as PAKISTAN AL_QURAN. Other Islamic Studies Materials: American Arab Scientific Society (AMASS) Software Library at cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the /amass/ directory. USENET Newsgroup soc.religion.islam Archive at cs.dal.ca (129.173.4.5) in the /pub/comp.archives/soc.religion.islam/ directory. See the section Islamic Studies (page 69) for more details and resources. The Tanach The Hebrew text of the Tanach is available via FTP from the node capella.eetech.mcgill.ca (132.206.1.17) in the /wuarchive/mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/msdos/foreign_lang/hebrew/ directory as three files: tanach1.zip The Torah tanach2.zip The Prophets tanach3.zip The Writings >From the same directory is also available these related files: heb-disp.zip An MSDOS utility program for displaying Hebrew letters on the monitor screen of a personal computer. reveal.zip An MSDOS utility program that counts occurrences of letters in the Tanach. The Kama Sutra The text of the Love Teachings of Kama Sutra, translated by Indra Sinha, is available as the file kama-sutra.Z from the Almanac archives via FTP from the node 128.193.124.2 (oes.orst.edu) in the /pub/almanac/etext/ directory. FYI -- Special Internet Connections A six page directory of special Internet archives and servers, written by Scott Yanoff, is available as the file inet.services.txt via FTP from csd4.csd.uwm.edu in the /pub/ directory. For More Information on Electronic Sacred Texts The following information files will help you locate electronic texts that are not available on the Net. Note that most of these texts are not free. Catalogue of Electronic Text Projects. (Georgetown Center for Text and Technology, Georgetown University, 1990). Available from HUMANIST, listserv@brownvm as PROJECTS ETEXTS. CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts (CLCLT) on CD-ROM Information File. (1991). Available from HUMANIST, listserv@brownvm as CLCLT CDROM and as CLCLT CETEDOC. Electronic Bibles and Biblical Studies Project Listing. (Georgetown Center for Text and Technology, Georgetown University, 1991). Available from CONTENTS, listserv@uottawa or listserv@acadvm1.uottawa.ca as BIBLICAL E-TEXTS. Electronic Septuagint Studies Project Listing. (Georgetown Center for Text and Technology, Georgetown University, 1991). Available from CONTENTS, listserv@acadvm1.uottawa.ca or listserv@uottawa as LXX-JUD E-TEXTS. List of Texts and Software Available from the Center for Computer Analysis of Texts (CCAT). (1988). Available from HUMANIST, listserv@brownvm as CCAT COLLECTN. Searching for Online Sacred Texts with Archie The sacred texts listed above are available via FTP through many different hosts around the world. If the above locations are difficult to reach from your location you can find alternative locations by using an Archie server. Telnet to the nearest Archie server and login as archie. To conduct a search type prog keyword where keyword is the name of the desired text. Some appropriate keywords are bible, koran, quran, mormon, and tanach. If your site does not allow for Telnet sessions it is possible to search Archie by sending e-mail messages to the nearest server. Information on how to use Archie can be obtained by sending the command HELP as an e- mail message to archie@archie.mcgill.ca (or archie@any.node.below). Other helpful documents are What is Archie? (Richard Hintz, 1991), available via FTP as the file archie_guide.txt from the node hydra.uwo.ca in the directory /libsoft/ and the document Internet Archie Server Listing Service: A Reference Manual, (R.P.C. Rodgers, 1991), available via FTP as the file archieuser.gde from the node infolib.murdoch.edu.au in the /pub/soft/archie/ directory. There is also available Peter Deutsch's document, Archie - An Electronic Directory Service for the Internet, which can be retrieved as the file whatis.archie via FTP from the node ftp.sura.net in the /pub/nic/archie/docs/ directory. For detailed user instructions, see also the file archie.man.txt in the same directory. Archie will provide user information if you type the command help. It is possible to have your Telnet session search results mailed to you by typing the command mail your@address which causes the output of the last command to be mailed to the specified address or comma-separated list of addresses (replace your@address with your e- mail address. All the various Internet addressing styles are understood. BITNET sites should use the convention user@sitename.bitnet). If you use the command set mailto your@address before conducting any searches with the prog command, then the output of any search will be mailed to you upon entering the command mail. This is very useful if you intend to conduct a number of searches in one session. Archie Locations World Wide: archie.unl.edu (129.93.1.14) University of Nebraska in Lincoln server archie.sura.net (128.167.254.179) USA server archie.ans.net (147.224.1.2) ANS archie server (USA) archie.rutgers.edu (128.6.18.15) Rutgers U., Piscataway, New Jersey server archie.mcgill.ca (132.206.2.3) Canadian server, original Archie server archie.au (139.130.4.6) Australian server archie.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) European server in Finland archie.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.11.3) United Kingdom server archie.cs.huji.ac.il (132.65.6.15) Israel server archie.ncu.edu.tw (140.115.19.24) Far East server archie.wide.ad.jp (133.4.3.6) Japanese server archie.ncu.edu.tw (140.115.19.24) Taiwanese server Reading Texts Online The Bible, Koran and Book of Mormon can be read online via Telnet to the University of Maryland's Info Database. Telnet to info.umd.edu and login as info. Select Reading Room and then select Religion. It is possible to FTP the texts from this system but, due to the systems design, it is not altogether as easy as FTPing them from the above sites. The Koran, King James Version of the Bible and the Book of Mormon are also available for reading online from the Cleveland Free-Net. Telnet to freenet-in-a.cwru.edu or freenet-in- b.cwru.edu or freenet-in-c.cwru.edu and login as (2) Visitor, select (11) Library and then select (3) Electronic Bookshelf. ________________________________________________________________ >From _The Electric Mystic's Guide_ Volume One, Edition 2.0 1993. ______________________________________________________________________ The Religious Studies Publications Journal - CONTENTS is an electronic journal that archives and disseminates research and pedagogical material of relevance to Religious Studies. Its goal is to provide free FTP and LISTSERV archiving of quality scholarly material and to also provide a comprehensive directory of network accessible resources for Religious Studies in a wide variety of mediums. Electronic subscriptions are free: to subscribe, send a mail message to Listserv@uottawa or listserv@acadvm1.uottawa.ca with the text: SUBSCRIBE CONTENTS your name. Inquires regarding the CONTENTS project should be sent to the project director: Michael Strangelove Department of Religious Studies University of Ottawa 177 Waller, Ottawa K1N 6N5 (FAX 613-564-6641) <441495@Uottawa> or <441495@Acadvm1.Uottawa.CA> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gleason Sackman BBS: sackman@sendit.nodak.edu Coordinator Internet: sackman@plains.nodak.edu SENDIT - NoDak's K-12 Telcom Network Bitnet: sackman@plains.bitnet BOX 5164, NDSU Computer Center Voice: (701)237-8109 Fargo, ND 58105 Fax: (701)237-8541