The Thousand and Twelve Questions
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The Thousand and Twelve Questions is a key Mandaean religious work structured as an extensive catechism that explores theology, cosmology, and ritual law through a series of questions and answers.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mandaean religious text
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catechism ⓘ holy book ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Gnostic-style dualism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mandaean priesthood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
Mandaean cosmological hierarchy
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Mandaean moral norms ⓘ Mandaean ritual obligations ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | explains realms of light and darkness ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Middle Eastern Gnostic tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
baptismal practices in Mandaeism
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creation of the universe in Mandaean belief ⓘ ethical obligations of Mandaeans ⓘ hierarchy of light and darkness in Mandaean cosmology ⓘ ritual purity laws in Mandaeism ⓘ souls and the afterlife in Mandaeism ⓘ |
| didacticMethod |
authoritative answers
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progressive questioning ⓘ |
| genre | catechism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
legal and disciplinary questions
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sections on cosmology ⓘ sections on ritual practice ⓘ sections on theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Mandaean community
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Mandaean religious students ⓘ |
| literaryForm | question-and-answer text ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mandaean cosmology
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Mandaean ritual law ⓘ Mandaean theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Mandaic ⓘ |
| purpose |
doctrinal clarification
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religious instruction ⓘ ritual guidance ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
catechetical instruction for Mandaeans
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codification of Mandaean doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mandaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualRole | guides performance of Mandaean rituals ⓘ |
| script | Mandaic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | important Mandaean canonical work ⓘ |
| structure | series of questions and answers ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | expounds nature of the supreme deity in Mandaeism ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice | dialogue ⓘ |
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