[Yardstick]

How does John the Baptist fit in for the Mandeans? Seems like he has nothing to do with Adam and Enosh and those other early Old Testament guys.

[Cronos]

I'm not really sure -- the Mandaens are very secretive about their religion, even their real numbers are unknown as they pretend to be whatever is the majority religion (for valid reasons as they are generally always persecuted).

All that is known is that their founder is hailed as John the Baptist who takes the role of quasi messiah it seems for them.

They have their own versions of the Torah and Apocalypse and a lot of oral tradition

altogether a very interesting sect to read about.

As an additional, though Christian read it's interesting to read the history of the Assyrian Church of the East/Chaldean Catholic Church.

[kabumpo]

Perhaps not, but J the B has always been my favorite biblucal figure.