Nag Hammadi & Manichaean Studies - 66: Pentadic Redaction in the Manichaean Kephalaia
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This study identifies a significant redactional tendency whereby the compilers of the Kephalaia sought to clarify ambiguities in “canonical” Manichaean tradition by means of five-part numerical series, thereby challenging the conventional wisdom of Manichaean scholarship about the consistency of Manichaean doctrine.
