Biblical Argument in Manichaean Missionary Practice

The Case of Adimantus and Augustine
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-04-18034-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 70, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies

The use and appreciation of Scripture by the Manichaeans is a field of research with many unanswered questions. This study offers an investigation into the role of the Bible in the writings of the important Manichaean missionary Addas Adimantus (flor. ca. 250 CE), one of Mani's first disciples. A major part of the book is dedicated to the reconstruction of the contents of his Disputationes, in which writing Adimantus attempted to demonstrate that the Old and New Testaments are absolutely irreconcilable. The most important source in this connection is Augustine, who refuted a Latin translation of Adimantus’ work. A thorough analysis of the contents of the Disputationes brings to the fore that Adimantus was a Marcionite prior to his going over to Mani’s church.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berg, Jacob Albert van den

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Über Autor(innen)

Jacob Albert van den Berg, Ph.D. (2009) in Theology (cum laude), Radboud University of Nijmegen, is minister in the Reformed Church in the Netherlands (Groningen).