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Mandaean Book of John

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Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer
AuthorVarious scholars including John the Baptist
Original titleDas Johannesbuch der Mandäer
TranslatorMark Lidzbarski
LanguageMandaic (German translation)
Publication date
1905
Publication placeIraq, Germany
Media typePrint
Pages400pp.

The Mandaean Book of John (Mandaic language Drāšā D-Yaḥyā; Hebrew script-Aramaic Template:Lang-mid) is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic written traditionally by their chief prophet John the Baptist.

The book is thought to have been written in early Islamic times, though it retains material that is older. The book contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as well as a number of polemical conversations with Jesus and tractates mimicking Jesus's deeds in Jerusalem.[1] Chapter seven of the Mandaean Book of John contains traditions attributed to John the Baptist.

A German translation Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer translated by Lidzbarski appeared in 1905.

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References

  • Jacobsen Buckley, Jorunn (2002), The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people, Oxford University Press, p. 31, ISBN 978-0-19-515385-9