The six volumes of 'Sacred Writings,' edited by Jaroslav Pelikan, provide decisive and influential texts by which the general reader may better understand the six world religious traditions.
Vol.1: Judaism: The Tanakh. - Vol. 2: Christianity: The Apocrypha and the New Testament. - Vol. 3: Islam: The Qur'an. - Vol. 4: Confucianism: The Analects. - Vol. 5: Hinduism: The Rig Veda. - Vol. 6: Buddhism: The Dhammapada.