In
Sethian Gnostic texts, Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous are the three heavenly spirits that preside over the rite of
baptism, performed in the wellspring of
Living Water. They are mentioned in the
Nag Hammadi tractates of the ''
Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit
Two versions of the formerly lost ''Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit,'' also informally called the ''Coptic Gospel of the Egyptians''John D. Turner: "Since the late 1940s it has become customary to refer to it inappropriately as the Gospel ...
'', ''
Trimorphic Protennoia'', ''
Zostrianos'', and ''
Apocalypse of Adam''. In the texts, the trio is frequently mentioned along with
Yesseus Mazareus Yessedekeus, the name of the
Living Water.
Occasionally in some of the Nag Hammadi texts, only Micheus and Michar are mentioned, without Mnesinous.
Parallels
In
Mandaeism,
Bihram
In Mandaeism, Bihram ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) or Bihram Rabba ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, "Bihram the Great") is an uthra (angel or guardian) who presides over the ''masbuta'', or baptism ritual. Bihram is mentioned in Mandaean texts su ...
is the
uthra (celestial spirit) presiding over the
masbuta (baptism).
See also
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Bihram
In Mandaeism, Bihram ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) or Bihram Rabba ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, "Bihram the Great") is an uthra (angel or guardian) who presides over the ''masbuta'', or baptism ritual. Bihram is mentioned in Mandaean texts su ...
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Shilmai and
Nidbai
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Adathan and Yadathan
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Xroshtag and Padvaxtag in
Manichaeism
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Abraxas
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Triple deity
References
Sethianism
Baptism
Water and religion
Water spirits
Triple deities
Gnostic deities
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