Jesus in Mandaeism

Jesus (Ešu Mšiha)
Other names
  • Jesus the Messiah (ࡏࡔࡅ ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ)
  • Messiah (ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ)
SymbolNbu (Mercury)
ParentsMiriai (mother)
Equivalents
Christian equivalentJesus
Islamic equivalentʿĪsā ibn Maryam

In Mandaeism, Jesus (Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡔࡅ ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ, romanized: Ešu Mšiha, lit.'Jesus the Messiah') or Mšiha (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ, romanized: Mšiha, lit.'Messiah') is mentioned in Mandaean texts such as the Ginza Rabba, Mandaean Book of John, and Haran Gawaita. Mandaeans consider Miriai, a convert from Judaism to Mandaeism, to be the mother of Jesus.[1]

  1. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.

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