I Am Alfa and Omega: A Jewish-Christian Schema in the Manichaean Context Based on the Middle Iranian Documents in the Turfan Collection

This paper will give an in-depth discussion of Jesus’ expression “I am Alpha and Omega” (Apocalypse of John = Revelation 1.8) and its influence on the Manichaean writings, on the one hand, and the reason for the division of Mani’s Living Gospel into twenty-two chapters, corresponding to the twenty-t...

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Main Author: Mohammad Shokri-Foumeshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Religions and Denominations Press 2018-06-01
Series:Religious Inquiries
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Online Access:https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_63729_5a0b7372ef61b4a65aba01b68f3f3a25.pdf