Living Gospel

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The Living Gospel is a central sacred scripture of Manichaeism that presents the teachings of the prophet Mani and outlines the religion’s dualistic cosmology and ethical doctrines.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Living Gospel canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Manichaean scripture ⓘ
religious text ⓘ
aimsAt instruction of Manichaean communities ⓘ
associatedWith prophet Mani ⓘ
centralTo Manichaean doctrine ⓘ
contains narrative teachings ⓘ
sayings of Mani ⓘ
coreTheme cosmic redemption ⓘ
salvation of the soul ⓘ
struggle between Light and Darkness ⓘ
describes Manichaean dualistic cosmology ⓘ
emphasizes ascetic practices ⓘ
ritual purity ⓘ
vegetarian dietary rules ⓘ
expounds Manichaean eschatology ⓘ
Manichaean myth of creation ⓘ
function authoritative doctrinal source ⓘ
guide to Manichaean ethics ⓘ
genre didactic religious prose ⓘ
hasAuthor Mani ⓘ
influenced Manichaean liturgy ⓘ
influencedBy Buddhist elements ⓘ
Christian gospels ⓘ
linked to: Gospels

Iranian religious traditions ⓘ
language Coptic ⓘ
Middle Persian ⓘ
Parthian ⓘ
linked to: Parthian language

Sogdian ⓘ
linked to: Sogdian language

Syriac ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Mesopotamia ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
presents cosmic realms of Light and Darkness ⓘ
hierarchy of divine beings ⓘ
role of Jesus the Splendour in Manichaeism ⓘ
relatedWork Book of Giants ⓘ
Epistles of Mani ⓘ
Psalms and Prayers of Mani ⓘ
Treasure of Life ⓘ
religion Manichaeism ⓘ
religiousTradition Gnostic tradition ⓘ
status partially lost ⓘ
survivesAs fragments ⓘ
quotations in polemical sources ⓘ
teaches ethical doctrines of Manichaeism ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century ⓘ
usedBy Manichaean elect ⓘ
Manichaean hearers ⓘ

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Manichaeism → religiousText → Living Gospel ⓘ