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<i>Manichaean Psalm Book</i>

Manichaean Psalm Book

Coptic Manichaean text from the 3rd or 4th centuries


The Manichaean Psalm Book or Manichaean Psalter is a Manichaean text written in Coptic.[1] It is believed to have been compiled in the late 3rd century[2] or the mid-4th century.[3][1] Excavated in 1929 as part of the Medinet Madi library, the Psalm Book is believed to contain remnants of some of the earliest extant Manichaean literature.[4]

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History

The Psalm Book was discovered at Medinet Madi in Egypt.[5] Like other works discovered at this site, it was written in a Coptic dialect typical of the Lycopolis region.[6] After its discovery, it was edited and published by Charles Allberry in 1938–9 from manuscripts in the Chester Beatty collection[7] and in the Prussian Academy of Sciences.[citation needed]

Contents

It contains references to Old Testament apocrypha[5] and references the Acts of Thomas, the Acts of John, and other Acts of the Apostles approvingly.[8] It refers to some events believed to be derived from the Acts of Andrew.[9] One of the psalms draws a line of tradition from Adam through Seth and Enoch to Mani.[5] One author has described one of the hymns as containing a "deep love of Jesus".[3]


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