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- evidence_type
- {'description': 'e.g. Direct attestation, Secondary analysis, Epigraphic, Numismatic'}
- source_note
- {'description': 'Specific passage citations and notes on how this source attests the entity'}
18 rows where source_id = "SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK"
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| Link | entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_MANICH_ARCHONS,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Archons ENT_MANICH_ARCHONS | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Archons (demonic cosmic rulers whose bodies became the material cosmos) are named in Manichaean psalms; the Living Spirit's creation of the cosmos from the slain archons' bodies is the Manichaean cosmogonic myth documented in the Psalm Book |
| ENT_MANICH_CALL_ANSWER,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Call and Answer ENT_MANICH_CALL_ANSWER | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Coptic Psalm-Book: Xroshtag and Padvaxtag, the Call and the Answer that awaken the Primal Man. |
| ENT_MANICH_COLUMN_GLORY,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Column of Glory ENT_MANICH_COLUMN_GLORY | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Column of Glory (the Milky Way as the path of ascending light) is invoked in Manichaean psalms; souls of the redeemed ascend through the Column of Glory back to the Light World; the Psalm Book hymns this cosmic mechanism of salvation |
| ENT_MANICH_DEMONS,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Demons ENT_MANICH_DEMONS | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | Manichaean demonic forces are invoked in apotropaic and soteriological psalms; the Psalm Book documents the demonic hierarchy that opposes the work of light liberation |
| ENT_MANICH_FATHER_GREATNESS,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Father of Greatness ENT_MANICH_FATHER_GREATNESS | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Father of Greatness is invoked in Manichaean psalms as the supreme transcendent deity; "I bless thee, O Father of Greatness" is a formula running through the Psalm Book; the hymns document his separation from Matter and his light-realm |
| ENT_MANICH_FIVE_SONS,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Five Sons of Primal Man ENT_MANICH_FIVE_SONS | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Five Sons of the Primal Man (= five light elements: ether, wind, light, water, fire) are invoked in the psalms; they were surrendered to Darkness and mixed into matter; the Psalm Book hymns their liberation as the goal of the cosmic drama |
| ENT_MANICH_GREAT_BUILDER,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Great Builder ENT_MANICH_GREAT_BUILDER | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Great Builder (the cosmological architect invoked alongside the Living Spirit) appears in Manichaean hymns as the divine craftsman who constructs the material cosmos from the captured light particles; psalm documentation of the Manichaean cosmogony |
| ENT_MANICH_JESUS_PATIBILIS,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Jesus patibilis ENT_MANICH_JESUS_PATIBILIS | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Psalm-Book (the Bema and Jesus psalms): Jesus patibilis, the light suffering crucified in matter. |
| ENT_MANICH_JESUS_SPLENDOUR,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Jesus Splendour ENT_MANICH_JESUS_SPLENDOUR | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | Jesus Splendour (the Manichaean cosmic Christ figure, distinct from the historical Jesus) is hymned extensively in the Psalm Book; the "Psalms of Thomas" and the "Psalms of Heraclides" in the Psalm Book address Jesus Splendour as the cosmic redeemer who calls souls to light |
| ENT_MANICH_KING_DARKNESS,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | King of Darkness ENT_MANICH_KING_DARKNESS | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The King of Darkness (the adversarial principle who attacks the World of Light) is named in Manichaean psalms; his realm of five kinds of darkness (equivalent to the five elements of the World of Light) is documented in the Psalm Book's cosmological hymns |
| ENT_MANICH_LIGHT_MIND,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Light Mind ENT_MANICH_LIGHT_MIND | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Light Mind (the divine nous/mind that descends into the righteous to begin their liberation) is a key figure in Manichaean soteriology; the Psalm Book invokes the Light Mind as the divine gift to human souls; the recipient of the Light Mind is the Manichaean Elect |
| ENT_MANICH_LIGHT_PARTICLES,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Light Particles ENT_MANICH_LIGHT_PARTICLES | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The light particles (trapped divine light in matter) are the object of all Manichaean soteriological effort; the Psalm Book's hymns express the longing of light particles for liberation; the fundamental Manichaean concept documented in its primary hymnic form |
| ENT_MANICH_LIVING_SPIRIT,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Living Spirit ENT_MANICH_LIVING_SPIRIT | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Living Spirit (Second Evocation) is hymned as the rescuer of the Primal Man; he calls down to the captured Primal Man and hears his answering call (the Call and the Answer become divine beings); the psalms document his role in constructing the cosmos from the bodies of defeated demons |
| ENT_MANICH_MANI,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Mani ENT_MANICH_MANI | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Psalm-Book: Mani hymned as the apostle and seal of the prophets. |
| ENT_MANICH_MATTER,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Matter ENT_MANICH_MATTER | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | Matter (Hyle; the feminine principle of Darkness) is invoked in Manichaean hymns as the corrupt material of the cosmos; the Psalm Book's hymns describe the mixing of light particles into Matter and the work of liberation |
| ENT_MANICH_MOTHER_LIFE,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Mother of Life ENT_MANICH_MOTHER_LIFE | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Mother of Life (First Evocation) appears in Manichaean hymns as the divine mother who calls forth the Primal Man to defend the Light against the attack of Darkness; psalm hymns document her role in the primordial conflict |
| ENT_MANICH_PRIMAL_MAN,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | Primal Man ENT_MANICH_PRIMAL_MAN | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The Primal Man (Ohrmizd Bay in Parthian) is hymned in the Psalm Book as the divine warrior who descends to fight Darkness, is defeated and captured, and must be rescued; his five sons (the light elements) are swallowed by Darkness in this primordial battle |
| ENT_MANICH_WORLD_LIGHT,SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK,direct attestation | World of Light ENT_MANICH_WORLD_LIGHT | Manichaean Psalm Book SRC_MANICHAEAN_PSALM_BOOK | direct attestation | The World of Light (the transcendent divine realm of the Father of Greatness) is hymned throughout the Psalm Book as the origin and ultimate destination of all light particles; the cosmological goal of Manichaean soteriology |
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