TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berg,Jacob Albert van den
TI  - Biblical argument in Manichaean missionary practice: the case of Adimantus and Augustine 
T2  - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies,
SN  - 9789004180901
AV  - BR65.A62132 B47 2010
U1  - 239/.1 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Augustine,
KW  - Bible
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Manichaeism
N1  - Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Radboud University of Nijmegen, 2009; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Chapter One. Introduction; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Chapter Two. Adimantus: A Manichaean Missionary; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Chapter Three. Adimantus’ Disputationes: A Reconstruction; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Chapter Four. Analysis Of The Disputationes: Its Method, Contents, And Purposes; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Chapter Five. The Literary Context Of The Disputationes; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Chapter Six. Conclusions And Suggestions For Further Research; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Bibliography; J.A. Van Den Berg --; Indices; J.A. Van Den Berg; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The use and appreciation of Scripture by the Manichaeans is a field of research with many unanswered questions. This study offers an investigation into the role of the Bible in the writings of the important Manichaean missionary Addas Adimantus (flor. circa 250 CE), one of Mani's first disciples. A major part of the book is dedicated to the reconstruction of the contents of his Disputationes, in which writing Adimantus attempted to demonstrate that the Old and New Testaments are absolutely irreconcilable. The most important source in this connection is Augustine, who refuted a Latin translation of Adimantus’ work. A thorough analysis of the contents of the Disputationes brings to the fore that Adimantus was a Marcionite prior to his going over to Mani’s church
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004180345.i-242
ER  -