Mandaic - MANDÄISCHE GRAMMATIK VON. THEODOR NÖLDEKE. Mit einer lithographirten Tafel der Mandäischen ...

Mandaic - MANDÄISCHE GRAMMATIK VON. THEODOR NÖLDEKE. Mit einer lithographirten Tafel der Mandäischen Schriftzeichen. First Edition 1875

Theodor Noeldeke (1836-1930) was a linguist, historian, biblical scholar, and Islamicist of the highest caliber. He taught at the universities of Gottingen, Kiel, and Strasbourg. Among his many publications are 'Compendious Syriac Grammar', 'Sketches from Eastern History', 'The Iranian National Epic', 'Geschichte des Qorans', 'Die alttestamentliche Literatur', and 'Zur Grammatik des classischen Arabisch'.

Mandaeism (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ mandaiia; Arabic: المندائيّة al-Mandāʾiyya), sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, [a] is a Gnostic, monotheistic and ethnic religion.  Its adherents, the Mandaeans, revere Adam, Abel, Seth, Enos, Noah, Shem, Aram, and especially John the Baptist. Mandaeans consider Adam, Seth, Noah, Shem and John the Baptist prophets, with Adam being the founder of the religion and John being the greatest and final prophet.[ 

The Mandaeans speak an Eastern Aramaic language known as Mandaic. The name 'Mandaean' comes from the Aramaic manda, meaning knowledge.[ Within the Middle East, but outside their community, the Mandaeans are more commonly known as the صُبَّة Ṣubba (singular: Ṣubbī), or as Sabians (الصابئة, al-Ṣābiʾa). The term Ṣubba is derived from an Aramaic root related to baptism.[16] The term Sabians derives from the mysterious religious group mentioned three times in the Quran. The name of this unidentified group, which is implied in the Quran to belong to the 'People of the Book' (ahl al-kitāb), was historically claimed by the Mandaeans as well as by several other religious groups in order to gain legal protection (dhimma) as offered by Islamic law.  Occasionally, Mandaeans are also called "Christians of Saint John".[ 

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