The Epistles is one of the Seven Treatises of Manichaeism. It is derived from the Middle Ancient Persian dēwān, which means "Letter Collection".[1] They have been long known among Manichaean scriptures[2] They were originally written during the years of Mani’s public mission in the Sasanian Empire (ca. 240-276 C.E.). They were collected together by his followers and became one of the canonical books of the Manichaean community[3] It served a purpose of explaining the doctrine[4] and arguing for the correctness of Manichaeism[5]
- ^ G. Haloun &. W. B. Henning, "The Compendium of the Doctrines and styles of the Teaching of Mani, the Buddha of Light", p, 205-207.
- ^ Gardner, Iain (2001-01-01). "The Reconstruction of Mani's Epistles from Three Coptic Codices (Ismant el-Kharab and Medinet Madi)". The Light and the Darkness. pp. 93–104. doi:10.1163/9789004439900_007. ISBN 9789004439900.
- ^ Gardner, Iain (2013-12-01). "Once More on Mani's Epistles and Manichaean Letter-Writing". Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum/Journal of Ancient Christianity. 17 (2): 291–314. doi:10.1515/zac-2013-0015. ISSN 1612-961X. S2CID 170549565.
- ^ G. Haloun &. WB Henning, "The Compendium of the Doctrines and styles of the Teaching of Mani, the Buddha of Light", p, 205–207.
- ^ Mary Boyce, "The Manichaean Literature in Middle Iranian", p. 69.
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