《尚书》，很早书名为《书》，约成书于前五世纪，传统《尚书》（又称《今文尚书》）由伏生传下来。传说为上古文化《三坟五典》遗留著作。《尚书》列为重要核心儒家经典之一，“尚”即“上”，《尚书》就是上古的书，它是中国上古历史文献和部分追述古代事迹著作的汇编，是我国很早的一部历史文献汇编。

PART V. THE BOOKS OF CHOW
THE BOOKS OF CHOW I
BOOK I. THE GREAT DECLARATION.
PART I
BOOK I. THE GREAT DECLARATION.
PART II.
BOOK I. THE GREAT DECLARATION.
PART III.
BOOK II. THE SPEECH AT MUH.
BOOK III. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE WAR.
BOOK IV. THE GREAT PLAN.
BOOK V. THE HOUNDS OF LEU.
BOOKVI. THE METAL-BOUND COFFER.
BOOK VII. THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
BOOK VIII. THE CHARGE TO THE VISCOUNT
OF WEI.
BOOK IX. THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO
THE PRINCE OF K'ANG.
BOOK X. THE ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT DRUNKENNESS.
THE BOOKS OF CHOW II
BOOK XI. THE TIMBER OF THE TSZE
TREE.
BOOK XII. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE DUKE OF SHAOU.
BOOK XIII. THE ANNOUNCEMENT
CONCERNING LO.
BOOK XIV. THE NUMEROUS OFFICERS.
BOOK XV. AGAINST LUXURIOUS EASE.
BOOK XVI. PRINCE SHIH.
BOOK XVII. THE CHARGE TO CHUNG OF
TS'AE.
BOOK XVIII. NUMEROUS REGIONS.
BOOK XIX. THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF GOVERNMENT.
BOOK XX. THE OFFICERS OF CHOW.
THE BOOKS OF CHOW III
BOOK XXI. KEUN-CH'IN.
BOOK XXII. THE TESTAMENTARY
CHARGE.
BOOK XXIII. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
KING K'ANG.
B00K XXIV. THE CHARGE OF THE DUKE
OFPEIH.
BOOK XXV. KEUN-YA.
BOOK XXVI. THE CHARGE TO KEUNG.
BOOK XXVII. THE PRINCE OF LEU UPON
PUNISHMENTS.
BOOK XXVIII. THE CHARGE TO PRINCE
WAN.
BOOK XXIX. THE SPEECH AT PE.
BOOK XXX. THE SPEECH OF THE DUKE
OF TS'IN.