Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi

James M. Robinson is Professor of Religion Emeritus at Claremont Graduate University, where he was founder and director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. As permanent secretary of UNESCO's International Committee for the Nag Hammadi Codices, he edited 'The Coptic Gnostic Library', reprinted in five volumes (2000); among his many other publications is 'Language, Hermeneutic, and History'.

This book is about one of the most sensational discoveries of ancient manuscripts made in the twentieth century, and the manifold obstacles their conservation and reading ran into. It contains the results of Robinson's meticulous research in the fate and inventories of the various parts of this collection, which even historians of religion are often not familiar with. . . . [T]his thoroughly researched survey . . . is a welcome source of information for scholars . . . not only for those working on the manuscripts but also for the broader range of historically interested people who are going to use these sources.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceAbstractIntroduction: The Fate of the Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi, 1929-1989Part 1: The Acquisition and Initial Conservation and Editing1. The Acquisitions of Carl Schmidt2. The Acquisitions of Chester Beatty3. The Conservation by Hugo Ibscher4. Beatty, Ibscher, and Polotsky5. The Effects of World War IIPart 2: The Conservation by Rolf Ibscher6. The Conservation of the Material in the State Museums of the Former East Berlin7. The Conservation of the Material in Schondorf/Göttingen/West Berlin8. The Conservation of the Material in London/DublinInventories of Individual CodicesPart 3: The Berlin Holdings9. P15995 Synaxeis10. P15996 Kephalaia, Volume One11. P15997 Acts12. P15998 Letters13. P15999 Homilies (Berlin Part)Part 4: The Dublin Holdings14. The Wooden Covers15. Codex A: Psalms16. Codex B: Synaxeis17. Codex C: Kephalaia, Volume Two18. Codex D: Homilies (Dublin Part)Collectors, Dealers, and ScholarsBibliographyIndex of Names