Jesus in the Manichaean Writings

Author: Franzmann, Majella

Brand: T&T Clark

Number Of Pages: 184

EAN: 9780567089649

Release Date: 01-11-2003

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: 9780567089649

Details: 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.