The Mandaean Book of John: Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary

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The Mandaean Book of John: Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary

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Rating : 4.53 (769 Votes)
Asin : 3110486512
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 600 Pages
Publish Date : 2017-01-10
Language : English

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However, we can learn only so much from texts in isolation from their own contexts. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

McGrath, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A. Haberl, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A. and JamesF. . About the AuthorCharles G

. Charles G. McGrath, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A. and JamesF. Haberl, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A

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