From: 441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA (Michael Strangelove)
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Subject: EMG: Sacred Texts  ( Networked Electronic Versions) UPDATE
Date: 26 Jan 93 02:48:06 GMT
Reply-To: 441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA (Michael Strangelove)
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Index Number: 26390

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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.
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From _The Electric Mystic's Guide_ Volume One, Edition 2.0 1993.

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