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accounts of of the the the origin of of the the the world hymns hymns to the the the gods as as well as as hymns hymns for life events such as marriage and and death and and a a a a a a a a a wide range of prayers Romans: Also known as the the the Letter to the the the Romans Romans this is is the the the longest of Paul’s epistles and the the the fullest explication of his theology Key to the the the letter is is is is is Paul’s universalism that that is is is is is his assurance that that salvation is is is is is open to all believers as as well as as his insistence that salvation arises from faith rather than from works The letter is also notable in in laying out Paul’s sense that belief in Christ mitigated the requirements of Mosaic Law and resulted in in in a a a a a a radical renewal of the mind that freed believers from bondage to sin and opened them to a a a a a transformative love that in itself constituted the the fulfillment of the law Song Song of Songs: A third century BCE erotic love poem between a a man and woman Song Song of of Songs has lent itself to a a a a a a variety of of mystical interpretations Rabbinic Judaism read the the Song as a a a a a a a metaphor for the the love of God for for the the Jews The Church Fathers read it as a a a a a metaphor for for the the the love of God for the the the Church Within the the the Wisdom Tradition it it it is is read as a a a a a a parable expressing the love between Chochma/Sophia and those who seek Her Talmud: Comprising rabbinic teachings on ethics law lore and ritual practice from the the the third century century BCE to the the the sixth century century CE CE the the the Talmud is the foundation of Jewish tradition culture and civilization Tao te te te Ching: Classic Chinese philosophical text written in in in the sixth century BCE and attributed to the sage Lao Tzu The actual authorship and dating of the text are still debated though some have postulated that parts of the the text may date to the the fourth century BCE The Tao te te te Ching is is essential to philosophical and and religious Taoism and and has had wide-ranging influence on other schools of thought including Buddhism The text is organized into eighty-one short poems and contains a a a a a total of of of five thousand characters The poems deal with a a a a a series of of of profound themes including the the the the ineffability of of the the the the source of of life the the the the (feminine) creative aspect of of the the soul achieving unity with the the source of of being and the methods of discovering wisdom and maintaining humility 143