How did Christianity make its remarkable voyage from the Roman Mediterranean to the
Indian subcontinent? By examining the social networks that connected the ancient and late …

The eight centuries of Parthian and Sasanian domination brought dramatic and lasting
changes to the lands of Western Asia. Emerging from the upheavals of the Hellenistic era …

The monotheistic ideology that Darius imposed on the nascent Achaemenid state resulted in
a religious revolution with far reaching effects, as it reverberated on two different levels. At …

This article investigates the nature of Manichaean pedagogy as expressed through the late
antique codices known as the Kephalaia of the Teacher and the Kephalaia of the Wisdom of …

Understanding the Oasis context of the finds is a key precondition for understanding the
villagers themselves, and so we need to start by looking at the characteristics and conditions …

According to Mani in his Epistula Fundamenti, many stories have been told about Adam and
Eve, but only his version is correct and leads to salvation. This article first explores various …

The present article reconstructs the evolution of the Manichaean exegesis of Genesis 1: 26
based on the texts that circulated within the Roman Empire. Mani's Epistula Fundamenti …

The Greek notion of God's providential care for humanity and the cosmos (лрóvοla; cf. Latin
providentia) is fundamental to philosophy and theology in the Hellenistic, Roman Imperial …

Despite the numerous studies on the Manichaean religion in the Eastern Mediterranean
area, there is not yet a comprehensive research or analysis on the main anti-Manichaean …

The Greek notion of God's providential care for humanity and the cosmos (πρόνοια; cf. Latin
providentia) is fundamental to philosophy and theology in the Hellenistic, Roman Imperial …