The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary

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 -- Dedication -- Truth’s Questions (1–2) -- Yushamen (3–10) -- The Good Shepherd (11–12) -- The Cr...

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Contributors: Häberl, Charles G. 1976- (Editor) ; McGrath, James F. 1972- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin Boston De Gruyter 2020
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Reviews:[Rezension von: The Mandaean Book of John : critical edition, translation, and commentary] (2021) (Burtea, Bogdan, 19XX -)
[Rezension von: The Mandaean Book of John : critical edition, translation, and commentary] (2022) (Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen)
[Rezension von: The Mandaean Book of John : critical edition, translation, and commentary] (2021) (Abudraham, Ohad, 1986 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B John the Baptist / Mandaeism / Aramaic language
Further subjects:B Commentary
B John the Baptist
B Mandaism
B Aramaic
B Mandaeism
B Johannes der Täufer
B Spring
B Gnosticism
B Aramaic language
B Religion / Christianity / History
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Summary: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 -- Dedication -- 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
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
ISBN:3110487861
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110487862