The Manichaen religion, which was founded by Mani in the 3rd century AD, adapted various elements from mainstream Christianity. For this reason the relationship between the texts of the two religions remains a lively topic of research today. This volume contains the until-now unpublished dissertation and three further articles of Alexander Bohlig (*1912 + 1996), who was one of the leading scholars in Manichaean studies. In the introduction Peter Nagel offers a biography detailing Bohlig's academic pursuits. The main part of the book reproduces the revised dissertation "Die Bibel bei den...