Manichaeism and the Revelation of the Magi

Syriac “Christianities” in Late Antique Mesopotamia

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ID21653138
AutoresTimothy Pettipiece (0009-0006-7704-7183, Ottawa University, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume24
Fascículo1
Páginas411-452
Data de publicação2021-10-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHugoye Journal of Syriac Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1097-3702 • E-ISSN: 1937-318X
EditoraGorgias Press LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.31826/hug-2021-240114
OpenAlexW4387486209
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas11

The recently published Syriac Revelation of the Magi has proven to be a remarkable addition to the corpus of early Christian apocryphal literature. This unique amplification of the traditional Nativity narrative recounts the Magi’s encounter with a “star-child” who leads them from their homeland in the far east to the birth of Jesus at Nazareth, where the polymorphic nature of Christ is revealed along with his message of universal salvation. Interestingly, the Revelation of the Magi contains several important points of contact with early Manichaean texts. This paper will examine what those shared motifs might tell us about the common milieu out of which both Manichaeism and the Revelation of the Magi might have emerged

Ancient history · Antique · Art · Biblical studies · Exegesis · Genealogy · Homeland · Literature · Mesopotamia · Narrative · Political science · Revelation · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy

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