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Religion | Manichaeism |
Language | Coptic [1] |
Period | late 3rd century, [2] the mid-4th century [3] [1] |
The Manichaean Psalm Book or Manichaean Psalter is a Manichaean text written in Coptic. [1] It is believed to have been compiled in the late 3rd century [2] or the mid-4th century. [3] [1] 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. [4]
The Psalm Book was discovered at Medinet Madi in Egypt. [5] Like other works discovered at this site, it was written in a Coptic dialect typical of the Lycopolis region. [6] 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]
It contains references to Old Testament apocrypha [5] and references the Acts of Thomas, the Acts of John, and other Acts of the Apostles approvingly. [8] It refers to some events believed to be derived from the Acts of Andrew. [9] One of the psalms draws a line of tradition from Adam through Seth and Enoch to Mani. [5] One author has described one of the hymns as containing a "deep love of Jesus". [3]
Manichaean Psalter | |
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Information | |
Religion | Manichaeism |
Language | Coptic [1] |
Period | late 3rd century, [2] the mid-4th century [3] [1] |
The Manichaean Psalm Book or Manichaean Psalter is a Manichaean text written in Coptic. [1] It is believed to have been compiled in the late 3rd century [2] or the mid-4th century. [3] [1] 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. [4]
The Psalm Book was discovered at Medinet Madi in Egypt. [5] Like other works discovered at this site, it was written in a Coptic dialect typical of the Lycopolis region. [6] 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]
It contains references to Old Testament apocrypha [5] and references the Acts of Thomas, the Acts of John, and other Acts of the Apostles approvingly. [8] It refers to some events believed to be derived from the Acts of Andrew. [9] One of the psalms draws a line of tradition from Adam through Seth and Enoch to Mani. [5] One author has described one of the hymns as containing a "deep love of Jesus". [3]