Qolusta () is the canonical prayerbook of the Mandaeans, a present-day gnostic sect within Iraq and Iran. It was translated into English by E. S. Drower. The Mandaic word “Qolusta” means ‘collection’ . The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms and other sacred rituals involved in the ascension of the soul. The Qolusta, and two other key texts to Mandaic literature, the Draša D-Iahia, and the Ginza Rba were compiled together, though their date of authorship is heavily debated, some believing it to be during the 2nd-3rd centuries , and others believing it to be conceived during the 1st century .
Qolusta () is the canonical prayerbook of the Mandaeans, a present-day gnostic sect within Iraq and Iran. It was translated into English by E. S. Drower. The Mandaic word qolusta means "collection" . The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms and other sacred rituals involved in the ascension of the soul. The Qolusta, and two other key texts to Mandaic literature, the Draša D-Iahia, and the Ginza Rba were compiled together, though their date of authorship is heavily debated, some believing it to be during the second and third centuries CE , and others believing it to be conceived during the first century CE .
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“Qolusta” means ‘collection’
qolusta means "collection"
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2nd-3rd centuries
second and third centuries CE
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1st century
first century CE