Mandaean Book of John
The Mandaean Book of John (Mandaic language ࡃࡓࡀࡔࡀ ࡖࡉࡀࡄࡉࡀ "") is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic which is believed by Mandeans to have been written by their prophet John the Baptist. The book contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as well as a number of polemical conversations with Jesus and tractates where Anush Uthra (Enosh) performs miracles in the style of Jesus's deeds in Jerusalem. Translations. A German translation, "Das Johannesbuch der Mandäer", was published by Mark Lidzbarski in 1905. Another German translation of chapters 18–33 (the "Yahya–Yuhana" chapters) was published  by Gabriele Mayer in 2021. Charles G. Häberl and James F. McGrath published a full English translation of the Mandaean Book of John in 2020, which was printed alongside Mandaic text typesetted by Ardwan Alsabti. Another English translation was published by Carlos Gelbert in 2017. Manuscripts. Archived manuscripts of the Mandaean Book of John known to Western scholars include: Several folia (pages) in two manuscripts held at the British Library contain parts of the Mandaean Book of John: Buckley has also analyzed three manuscripts that are privately held by Mandaeans in the United States, including in Flushing (original manuscript belonging  to Nasser Sobbi), Niskayuna (later moved to Colonie; photocopy of a manuscript belonging to Dr. Sinan Abdullah from Ahvaz), and San Diego (original manuscript belonging to Lamea Abbas Amara). In the early 1900s, E. S. Drower had also transcribed the "Soul Fisher" chapters (36-39) from Sheikh Negm bar Zihrun. Contents. There are 76 chapters (or tractates) in the Mandaean Book of John. Chapter titles from Gelbert (2017) (based on the titles in Lidzbarski 1920) are given by default, with alternative titles from Häberl and McGrath (2020) given in square brackets. The contents are: Chapters 19–33 begin with the formula : In Mandaic: