Question
A “scroll of Great Revelation” recounts the history of a religious group named for this concept. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this concept from which the Mandaeans get their name. It’s not Christianity, but early texts from an esoteric belief system named for this concept that venerates “the One” were found at the Nag Hammadi library.
ANSWER: knowledge [or gnosis; accept Gnosticism]
[10h] Mandaeans revere God through a “living” form of this thing called “yardena.” Early Indo-Iranians venerated a “child” of this thing called Apām Napāt.
ANSWER: water [or mia; accept living water or mia hiia]
[10e] Mandaeans revere water because it is used for the baptism ritual first performed by this New Testament figure with Jesus.
ANSWER: John the Baptist [or Yuhana Maṣbana]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 100% | 29% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 44% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 56% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 86% | 43% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
Data
| Missouri | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mississippi State | Central Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Oregon State | McGill E | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Texas C | Colorado College | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Texas A | Vassar A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Vassar B | Texas D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| NYU B | WUSTL A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |