entity_sources: ENT_MAN_JOHN_BAPTIST, SRC_MANDAEAN_BOOK_JOHN, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_MAN_JOHN_BAPTIST | SRC_MANDAEAN_BOOK_JOHN | direct attestation | The Book of John (Draşa d-Yahya = "Teaching of John") is named for and centrally concerned with John the Baptist as a Mandaean prophet; it contains dialogues, hymns, and narratives in which John receives divine knowledge and instructs the Mandaean community; the primary Mandaean text for the John tradition |