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Coptic Manichaean text from the 3rd or 4th centuries
Manichaean Psalter Religion
Manichaeism Language
Coptic Period late 3rd century, the mid-4th century
The Manichaean Psalm Book or Manichaean Psalter is a
Manichaean text written in Coptic. It is believed to have been compiled in the late 3rd century or the mid-4th century. Excavated in 1929 as part of the
Medinet Madi library , the Psalm Book is believed to contain remnants of some of the earliest extant Manichaean literature.
History
The Psalm Book was discovered at
Medinet Madi in Egypt. Like other works discovered at this site, it was written in a Coptic
dialect typical of the
Lycopolis region. After its discovery, it was edited and published by
Charles Allberry in 1938–9 from manuscripts in the
Chester Beatty collection
[7] and in the
Prussian Academy of Sciences .[
citation needed ]
Contents
It contains references to
Old Testament apocrypha and references the
Acts of Thomas , the
Acts of John , and other
Acts of the Apostles approvingly. It refers to some events believed to be derived from the
Acts of Andrew . One of the psalms draws a line of tradition from
Adam through
Seth and
Enoch to
Mani . One author has described one of the hymns as containing a "deep love of Jesus".
Citations
References
Barnstone, W.; Meyer, M. (2009).
The Gnostic Bible: Revised and Expanded Edition . Shambhala.
ISBN
978-0-8348-2414-0 .
Corrigan, K.; Rasimus, T. (2013).
Gnosticism, Platonism and the Late Ancient World: Essays in Honour of John D. Turner . Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies. Brill.
ISBN
978-90-04-25476-3 .
Elliott, J.K. (1993).
The Apocryphal New Testament: A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation . OUP Oxford.
ISBN
978-0-19-152032-7 .
Klauck, H.J. (2008).
The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: An Introduction . Baylor University Press.
ISBN
978-1-60258-159-3 .
MacNeil, B. (1988).
One City, One Bishop?: Ecclesiological Reflections on the Eastern Catholic Churches (The Placid Lectures 1987) . Placid lecture series. Dharmaram Publications ; published for Centre for Indian and Inter-religious Studies, Rome.
Richter, S.G.; Horton, C.; Ohlhafer, K. (2015).
Mani in Dublin: Selected Papers from the Seventh International Conference of the International Association of Manichaean Studies in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, 8â€"12 September 2009 . Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies. Brill.
ISBN
978-90-04-28912-3 .
Stroumsa, G.G. (2015).
The Making of the Abrahamic Religions in Late Antiquity . Oxford Studies in the Abrahamic Religions. OUP Oxford.
ISBN
978-0-19-105912-4 .
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