Mandaean Book of John

Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer
Author Various scholars including John the Baptist
Original title Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer
Translator Mark Lidzbarski
Country Iraq, Germany
Language Mandaic (German translation)
Publication date
1905
Media type Print
Pages 400pp.

The Mandaean Book of John (Mandaic language Drāšā D-Yaḥyā; Hebrew script-Aramaic Modern Mandaic: דרשא דיחיא) is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic written traditionally by their chief prophet John the Baptist.

The book is thought to have been written in early Islamic times, though it retains material that is older. The book contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as well as a number of polemical conversations with Jesus and tractates mimicking Jesus's deeds in Jerusalem.[1] Chapter seven of the Mandaean Book of John contains traditions attributed to John the Baptist.

A German translation Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer translated by Lidzbarski appeared in 1905.

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