LEADER 05300nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910973528003321 005 20251117064737.0 010 $a1-282-95144-0 010 $a9786612951442 010 $a90-04-18090-7 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004180345.i-242 035 $a(CKB)2670000000066920 035 $a(EBL)634981 035 $a(OCoLC)701704126 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000433645 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11925630 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433645 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10395820 035 $a(PQKB)11549867 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC634981 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004180901 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL634981 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10439093 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL295144 035 $a(PPN)170724158 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000066920 100 $a20091102d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBiblical argument in Manichaean missionary practice $ethe case of Adimantus and Augustine /$fby Jacob Albert van den Berg 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aNag Hammadi and Manichaean studies,$x0929-2470 ;$vv. 70 300 $aRevision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Radboud University of Nijmegen, 2009. 311 08$a90-04-18034-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aIntroduction. Augustine, manichaeism, and Holy Scripture -- Purpose -- Outline of the study -- Relevance -- Adimantus : a manichaean missionary. Adimantus' identity -- Augustine on Adimantus -- The argument from the Greek abjuration formulae -- The different regions of Adimantus' activity -- The relationship between the names 'Adimantus' and 'Addas -- Adimantus = Pappos? -- Adimantus' biography -- Adimantus' background -- Adimantus as a member of Mani's church -- Adimantus' missionary journeys -- Mani's missionary precepts and Adimantus -- Adimantus' missionary activities -- Provisional conclusions -- Adimantus' Disputationes : a reconstruction. Introduction -- Augustine's acquaintance with the Disputationes -- The years of Augustine's priesthood -- The Manichaean years -- Disputationes refuted in Contra adimantum -- The structure of Contra adimantum -- Double answers -- (Parts of) sermons in Contra adimantum -- Contra adimantum : preliminary conclusion -- Adimantus' Disputationes in Contra adimantum -- Disputationes disproved in sermons -- Introduction -- Sermons discussing disputations also refuted in Contra adimantum -- Sermons discussing disputations not mentioned in Contra adimantum -- The Disputationes in other works of Augustine -- Introduction -- Contra faustum -- De Genesi adversus Manichaeos -- De Genesi ad litteram libri duodecim -- Adimantus' Disputationes : a reconstruction of its contents -- Analysis of the Disputationes : its method, contents, and purposes. Introduction -- Bible texts -- Method and limitations -- The Old Testament quotations -- The New Testament quotations -- Exegetical methods of the Disputationes -- The methodological application of 'antitheses' -- The literal sense -- Did Adimantus ignore the context? -- Contents of the Disputationes -- Subjects of the Disputationes -- Arguments quoted in full -- Evaluation -- The form of the Disputationes -- The target group of the Disputationes -- The relevance of the Old Testament to Adimantus -- The importance attached to the New Testament -- The literary context of the Disputationes. Introduction -- Relevance -- Method -- The Contra faustum and the Capitula -- Writings against the superstitio of the Jews -- Writings against the deceit of the 'semi-christiani' -- Faustus' introduction to his Capitula -- Adimantus' fame as 'Paraclete' -- Adimantus' criticism of Christ's genealogies -- Adimantus' criticism of positive references to the Hebrew Bible -- Concluding remarks -- Other works -- The Modion -- Adimantus on the Manichaean myth -- The Kephalaia -- Evaluation -- Conclusions and suggestions for further research. 330 $aThe use and appreciation of Scripture by the Manichaeans is a field of research with many unanswered questions. This study offers an investigation into the role of the Bible in the writings of the important Manichaean missionary Addas Adimantus (flor. circa 250 CE), one of Mani's first disciples. A major part of the book is dedicated to the reconstruction of the contents of his Disputationes, in which writing Adimantus attempted to demonstrate that the Old and New Testaments are absolutely irreconcilable. The most important source in this connection is Augustine, who refuted a Latin translation of Adimantus? work. A thorough analysis of the contents of the Disputationes brings to the fore that Adimantus was a Marcionite prior to his going over to Mani?s church. 410 0$aNag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ;$v70. 606 $aManichaeism 615 0$aManichaeism. 676 $a239/.1 700 $aBerg$b Jacob Albert van den$f1975-$01863953 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973528003321 996 $aBiblical argument in Manichaean missionary practice$94470656 997 $aUNINA