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The Book Of Mysteries (Manichaeism)
''The Book of Mysteries'', also known as ''The Book of Secrets'' (Greek language, Greek Romanization, Transliteration: ; Coptic language, Coptic transliteration: ; Arabic transliteration: ), one of the Seven Scriptures of Mani, Seven Scriptures of Manichaeism. This scripture is transliterated in Chinese as "阿罗瓒部" (Āluózànbù) in Yilue, transliterated from the Middle Persian "", meaning "Secret" (). It may take the form of a "treatise de anima" based around the nature of the soul, or otherwise as an exegetical work In the Manichean canon, the Pragmateia, the book of Mysteries, and the Book of Giants are grouped together. It makes extensive use of Christian apocryphal traditions and was written in opposition to a similar book written by Bardaisan, as a rebuttal to his take on the mysteries Contents No preserved fragments of this scripture have been found, and there is limited knowledge of its contents. Ibn al-Nadim lists the titles of the eighteen chapters of this scri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of Mysteries
The ''Book of Mysteries'' (also known as the ''Book of Secrets'') is an ancient Essene text found in fragmentary form among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The scroll fragments are given the alphanumeric designations of 1Q27 and 4Q299–301. Wisdom literature ''The Book of Mysteries'' is closely related to another unnamed wisdom book found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, variously called '' The Secret of the Way Things Are'' or the ''Sapiential Work''. In both texts, the term ''raz'' occurs frequently. ''Raz'' means "mystery" or "secret", and is defined as a type of wisdom or knowledge that is known by God and can only be known by humans by divine revelation. This word often occurs in the phrase ''raz nihyeh'', which can be translated as "the secret of the way things are". The assumption behind ''The Book of Mysteries'' is that revelation, not reason, is the key to wisdom. The book is authored by an unnamed teacher who claims to be the recipient of such a revelation and is passing it along to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |