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Jesus in the Manichaean Writings

By Majella Franzmann

Jesus in the Manichaean Writings Religion & Esotericism

Jesus in the Manichaean Writings

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Manichaeism was a dualistic religious system with Christian, Gnostic and pagan elements, founded in Persia in the third century by Manes. This is the first full-length study of the Manichaean Jesus, since the publication of several major Manichaean texts such as the Homilies, Psalm Book and Kephalaia in the 1930s and 1940s. A knowledge of Manichaean Christology is important for any understanding of the development of Christologies in the early cen-turies CE, whether within mainstream Christianity or within associated het-erodox groups. This book undertakes a comprehensive study of six distinct figures of Jesus that can be found in both Eastern and Western Manichaean lit-erature. Previous partial studies of Manichaean Christology have tended to restrict their focus to texts from either Eastern or Western traditions alone. Majella Franzmann argues that a single Manichaean Jesus can be discerned behind the many different representations to be found.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
184
Release Date:
2003-11-01
Publication Date:
2003-11-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567089649
ISBN13:
9780567089649
Weight:
370 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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