Jesus_in_Mandaeism
Jesus in Mandaeism
Jesus as portrayed in Mandaeism
In Mandaeism, Jesus (Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡔࡅ ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ, romanized: Ešu Mšiha, lit. 'Jesus the Messiah') or Mšiha (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ, romanized: Mšiha, lit. 'Messiah') is mentioned in Mandaean texts such as the Ginza Rabba, Mandaean Book of John, and Haran Gawaita. Mandaeans consider Miriai, a convert from Judaism to Mandaeism, to be the mother of Jesus, although her son is considered to be a false prophet.[1] However, the patriarch of the Mandaeans, Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilo, declared Jesus to be a prophet and messenger of God.[2]