Scroll of the Great Baptism
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The Scroll of the Great Baptism is a central Mandaean liturgical manuscript that details major baptismal rites and associated theological teachings within the Mandaean religious tradition.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mandaean religious text
ⓘ
liturgical manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
lightworld theology
ⓘ
purification ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | masbuta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Mandaean baptismal tradition
ⓘ
Mandaean liturgy ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ theological teachings ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContent | accounts of the worlds of light and darkness ⓘ |
| describes |
baptismal rites
ⓘ
major Mandaean baptismal ceremonies ⓘ |
| genre |
liturgical text
ⓘ
ritual text ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalRole |
explication of baptismal symbolism
ⓘ
instruction in proper ritual performance ⓘ |
| includes |
formulas of blessing
ⓘ
invocations of uthras (beings of light) ⓘ renunciations of darkness ⓘ |
| language | Mandaic ⓘ |
| liturgicalSetting | riverbank ceremonies ⓘ |
| materialForm | scroll ⓘ |
| medium | parchment or paper scroll ⓘ |
| purpose |
to preserve correct performance of the Great Baptism
ⓘ
to teach the meaning of Mandaean baptism ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Ginza and related Mandaean liturgical corpus ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Mandaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guidance for baptismal practice
ⓘ
liturgical use in baptism ⓘ |
| religiousLawFunction | regulation of baptismal procedure ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mandaeism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | holy scripture for baptismal rites ⓘ |
| script | Mandaic script ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | authoritative liturgical source ⓘ |
| transmission | copied by Mandaean scribes ⓘ |
| typeOfBaptismDescribed | repeated life-long baptism ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mandaean priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | ritual immersion in flowing water ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mandaean baptismal ceremonies ⓘ |
| veneration | treated as a sacred object by Mandaeans ⓘ |
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