Drasha d-Yahya (Mandaean Book of John)

The Mandaean Book of John (Drāšā ḏ-Yaḥyā) is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic, attributed to John the Baptist. It contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as we'll as polemical conversations with Jesus.|||Mandaic manuscripts, compiled around the 7th century CE from texts composed several centuries earlier. The Drower Collection and other manuscript collections.|||Compiled c. 7th century CE from various texts, many composed several centuries earlier.|||Canonical in Mandaeism. Not recognized by any other religious tradition.|||The chief Mandaean scripture accessible to laymen and initiates alike. Presents John the Baptist as the true prophet and Jesus as a false messiah. Important for understanding Mandaean-Christian relations.|||Lidzbarski, M. Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer. Töpelmann, 1905.|||Häberl, C. G. & McGrath, J. F. The Mandaean Book of John: Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary. De Gruyter, 2020.|||Gelbert, C. & Lofts, M. The Mandaean Book of John. Amazon, 2017.|||Mandaean Book of John — De Gruyter|https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110487862/html|Häberl & McGrath critical edition.;; Mandaean Book of John — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandaean_Book_of_John|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" I am John, the son of Zechariah, the messenger of the Life." — Drāšā ḏ-Yaḥyā (paraphrase)