Across the ancient and medieval literature of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, one finds
references to the antediluvian sage Enoch. Both the Book of the Watchers and the …

Mani, a third-century preacher, healer and public sage from Sasanian Mesopotamia, lived at
a pivotal time and place in the development of the major religions. He frequented the courts …

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 …

This historical study argues that the Mandaean religion originated under Sasanid rule in the
fifth century, not earlier as has been widely accepted. It analyzes primary sources in Syriac …

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 …

To my mother, my loved lady, very precious to me, the beloved of my heart: The one whose
memory and worthy motherhood are sealed in my heart every hour; the one whose …

Manichaeans frequently defined themselves in relation to the suffering of Jesus, Mani, and
other Apostles of Light. Building upon Early Christian narratives, like the apocryphal acts of …

There has been an increasing appreciation of Manichaeans' capability for certain optimistic
expressions about the created cosmos, in spite of their reputation for obsessing about the …

Coptic is the vernacular language of Late Antique Egypt, which shares historical and
linguistic ties with the ancient Mediterranean world. The linguistic heritage from ancient …

Manichaeism, the dualistic religion founded by the prophet Mani in Persian Mesopotamia in
the first half of third century ce, has often been referred to as the first “world religion,” given …