The Mandaean Book of John : : Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary / / ed. by Charles G. Häberl, James F. McGrath.
Given the degree of popular fascination with Gnostic religions, it is surprising how few pay attention to the one such religion that has survived from antiquity until the present day: Mandaism. Mandaeans, who esteem John the Baptist as the most famous adherent to their religion, have in our time fou...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VII, 467 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Prefatory Remarks -- Introduction: The Gnostic Flip in the Mandaean Book of John -- Edition and translation -- Dedication -- Texts 1- 39 -- Texts 39-76 -- Commentary -- Truth’s Questions (1–2) -- Yushamen (3–10) -- The Good Shepherd (11–12) -- The Creation (13 and 60) -- Truth’s Shem (14–17) -- John-Johannes (18–33) -- Meryey (34–35) -- The Soul Fisher (36–39) -- The Iron Shoe (40–41) -- Admonitions (42–47) -- Truth (48–51) -- The Planets (52–56) -- Life’s Treasure (57–59) -- The Creation (60–62) -- The Aftermath (63–67) -- Manda d’Heyyi’s Visits (68–69) -- Abator’s Lament (70–72) -- Three Laments (73–75) -- Excellent Ennosh in Jerusalem (76) -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Indices |
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Summary: | Given the degree of popular fascination with Gnostic religions, it is surprising how few pay attention to the one such religion that has survived from antiquity until the present day: Mandaism. Mandaeans, who esteem John the Baptist as the most famous adherent to their religion, have in our time found themselves driven from their historic homelands by war and oppression. Today, they are a community in crisis, but they provide us with unparalleled access to a library of ancient Gnostic scriptures, as part of the living tradition that has sustained them across the centuries. Gnostic texts such as these have caught popular interest in recent times, as traditional assumptions about the original forms and cultural contexts of related religious traditions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, have been called into question. However, we can learn only so much from texts in isolation from their own contexts. Mandaean literature uniquely allows us not only to increase our knowledge about Gnosticism, and by extension all these other religions, but also to observe the relationship between Gnostic texts, rituals, beliefs, and living practices, both historically and in the present day. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110487862 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110616859 9783110610765 9783110664232 9783110610741 9783110606508 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110487862 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Charles G. Häberl, James F. McGrath. |