Jesus in the Manichaean Writings

By Majella Franzmann

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567089649
• ISBN13: 9780567089649
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"