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~ Qaryana ~
Nazorean Lectionary With Scroll Readings for each Day of the Liturgical Year

The Nazorean Lectionary is a collection of sacred texts used by the Order on a yearly basis. Its original name, in Nazoraic, is "Qaryana" which means "that which is recited aloud". One chapter of this Qaryana is read each day for an entire year before begining the cycle again. There are 343 chapters of the Qaryana composing this Primary "Bible" or Sacred Scrolls of the Order of Nazorean Essenes, one for each day of the liturgical "luni-solar" year. The sacred scrolls used by the Order are read aloud or studied in private each and every illuminated day within Nazorean Communities. Those living in the world can also benefit from the daily lectionary cycle by committing themselves to privately studying the day's scripture before their busy day begins. The Qaryana contains a list of the daily readings arranged according to the yearly calendar.

The Nazorean "Old Testament" is found in the first portion of the Qaryana and is composed of various chapters from the Ginza Rba and a few from the Secret Teachings. These passages are those that contain events and saying before the ministry of Yeshu (Jesus) began - from Adam to John the Baptist. Nazoreans never use the Jewish Christian Bible as an authoritative source since Gnostics "claim that these (Bible) Books are fictions, and that none of these customs were instituted by the fathers."

The 3 works composing the Nazorean Old Testament were different than the books composing the Jewish and Christian Old Testaments, and are called:

Ginza Left- "Nazorean Book of the Dead" - 94 Chapters
Ginza Right - 62 Chapters
Secret Teachings - 76 Chapters

These three lengthy texts, all collected before the end of the first century AD, are common to both the Yeshu and Dosithian branches of Nazoreanism, both going back to a common heritage in John the Baptist (Yohuna dMasbuta) in the first century. The Dosithian branch faithfully preserved these, as well as a host of secret priestly commentaries and scrolls, without adding to subtracting from their contents until the Islamic era when the Mandaean Ramuya interpolated negative remarks about Yeshu, Mani and Mohammed into the texts. (Negative interpolations against Yeshu, Mani and Mohammed inserted by Ramuya the Mandaen in 639AD have been removed from Mandaic texts used in this Breviary.)

The Nazorean "New Testament" can be found in the last two seasons of the Qaryana Lectionary. It contains the Syriac-Nazoraic sayings of Yeshu, Miryai and Mani and their followers. Here is a table that shows the aproximate western calendar dates of the seven Liturgical Seasons of the year over which the Qaryana readings are spread. The Luni-solar section tells the exact time, on the Shawui calendar, when these seasons begin. The Paths column shows the division of the various esoteric scrolls used in the School of the Prophets program:

SEASONS

Season	Aprox. Western Calendar Dates	Luni-Solar Dates	Paths
Qyamta (Paschaltide)	**April 4 - May 29 (or later)***	15th day Aries Moon to 8th day Gemini Moon.	Mandaean, Kabbalists
Suloqo (Pentecostide)	*May 29 - July 23 (or later)*	8th day Gemini Moon to 1st day Leo Moon.	Pythagorean/Gnostic
Nusardil (Roseflametide)	*July 23 - September 14 (or later)*	1st day Leo Moon to 22 day Virgo moon.	Taoism, Cha'an/Zen
Sleewa (Angelmasstide)	*Sept. 14 - November 6 (or later)*	22 day Virgo moon to 15th day Scorpio moon.	Bonpo/Nyingma, Vajrayana/Jain/Saivite/Tantric
Soubra (Adventide)	*November 6 - December 29 (or later)*	15th day Scorpio Moon to 8th day Capricorn Moon.	Zurvan, Magi, Magussaean, Zoroastrian, Sufi, Shia, Ismaili
Yalda (Christmasstide)	*December 29 - February 19 (or later)*	8th day Capricorn Moon to 1st day Pisces Moon.	Nazorean/Elkasite/Carmelite, Christian Mysticism
Sauma (Lentide)	*Febuary 19 - April 11 (or later)*	1st day Pisces Moon to 22nd day Aries moon (overlapping Qyamta Season by eight days)	Manichaean

*The seasons are based on the lunar calendar, and therefore the dates change from year to year. The Aprox. Western Calendar Date is the earliest date the season can begin. It always occurs on or within the 30 days following this date.

Qaryana
Nazorean Lectionary With Scroll Readings for each Day of the Liturgical Year

QYAMTA
15th day Aries Moon to 8th day Gemini Moon (Begins on or within 30 days after April 4 , 15 days after Aries new moon)

Ginza Left, Book One

First Chapter (pages 1-9)
Second Chapter (pages 9-19)
Third Chapter (pages 19-26)
Fourth Chapter (pages 26-38)

Ginza Left, Book Two

First Chapter (pages 38-40)
Second Chapter (pages 40-41)
Third Chapter (pages 41-42)
Fourth Chapter (pages 42-43)
Fifth Chapter (pages 43-44)
Sixth Chapter (pages 44-45)
Seventh Chapter (pages 45-46)
Eigth Chapter (pages 46-47)
Ninth Chapter (pages 47-49)
Tenth Chapter (pages 49-50)
Eleventh Chapter (pages 50-51)
Twelfth Chapter (pages 51-52)
Thirteenth Chapter (pages 52-54)
Fourteenth Chapter (pages 54-56)
Fifteenth Chapter (pages 56-58)
Sixteenth Chapter (pages 58-60)
Seventeenth Chapter (pages 60-61)
Eighteenth Chapter (pages 61-62)
Nineteenth Chapter (pages 62-64)
Twentieth Chapter (pages 64-65)
Twenty-First Chapter (pages 65-66)
Twenty-Second Chapter (pages 66-67)
Twenty-Third Chapter (pages 67-68)
Twenty-Fourth Chapter (pages 68-70)
Twenty-Fifth Chapter (pages 70-71)
Twenty-Sixth Chapter (pages 71-71)
Twenty-Seventh Chapter (pages 71-72)
Twenty-Eighth Chapter (pages 72-74)

Ginza Left, Book Three

First Chapter (pages 74-77)
Second Chapter (pages 77-78)
Third Chapter (pages 78-79)
Fourth Chapter (pages 79-80)
Fifth Chapter (pages 80-81)
Sixth Chapter (pages 81-82)
Seventh Chapter (pages 82-82)
Eigth Chapter (pages 82-83)
Ninth Chapter (pages 83-86)
Tenth Chapter (pages 86-87)
Eleventh Chapter (pages 87-88)
Twelfth Chapter (pages 88-90)
Thirteenth Chapter (pages 90-91)
Fourteenth Chapter (pages 91-94)
Fifteenth Chapter (pages 94-95)
Sixteenth Chapter (pages 95-97)

SULOQO
8th day Gemini Moon to 1st day Leo Moon (Begins on or after May 29)

Secret Teachings Book, Yosh-Amin 3-10 Moved upward from the Secret Teachings section below!

3 Yosh-Amin, part one -
4 Yosh-Amin, part two -
5 Yosh-Amin, part three -
6 Yosh-Amin, part four -
7 Yosh-Amin, part five -
8 Yosh-Amin, part six -
9 Yosh-Amin, part seven -
10 Yosh-Amin, part eight -
Seventeenth Chapter (pages 97-98)
Eighteenth Chapter (pages 98-99)
Nineteenth Chapter (pages 99-101)
Twentieth Chapter (pages 101-102)
Twenty-First Chapter (pages 102-104)
Twenty-Second Chapter (pages 104-104)
Twenty-Third Chapter (pages 104-106)
Twenty-Fourth Chapter (pages 106-106)
Twenty-Fifth Chapter (pages 106-107)
Twenty-Sixth Chapter (pages 107-108)
Twenty-Seventh Chapter (pages 108-109)
Twenty-Eighth Chapter (pages 109-110)
Twenty-Ninth Chapter (pages 110-111)
Thirtieth Chapter (pages 111-112)
Thirty-First Chapter (pages 112-113)
Thirty-Second Chapter (pages 113-113)
Thirty-Third Chapter (pages 113-113)
Thirty-FourthChapter (pages 114-114)
Thirty-Fifth Chapter (pages 114-116)
Thirty-Sixth Chapter (pages 116-117)
Thirty-Seventh Chapter (pages 117-117)
Thirty-Eighth Chapter (pages 117-118)
Thirty-Ninth Chapter (pages 118-118)
Fortieth Chapter (pages 118-119)
Forty-First Chapter (pages 119-119)
Forty-Second Chapter (pages 119-120)
Forty-Third Chapter (pages 120-120)
Forty-Fourth Chapter (pages 120-121)
Forty-Fifth Chapter (pages 121-122)
Forty-Sixth Chapter (pages 122-122)
Forty-Seventh Chapter (pages 122-122)
Forty-Eighth Chapter (pages 122-123)
Forty-Ninth Chapter (pages 123-123)
Fiftieth Chapter (pages 123-124)
Fifty-First Chapter (pages 124-127)
Fifty-Second Chapter (pages 127-128)
Fifty-Third Chapter (pages 128-129)
Fifty-Fourth Chapter (pages 129-129)
Fifty-Fifth Chapter (pages 129-130)
Fifty-Sixth Chapter (pages 130-131)
Fifty-Seventh Chapter (pages 131-132)

NURSADIL
1st day Leo Moon to 22 day Virgo moon (Begins on or after July 23)

Fifty-Eighth Chapter (pages 132-133)
Fifty-Ninth Chapter (pages 133-134)
Sixtieth Chapter (pages134 -135)
Sixty-First Chapter (pages 135-137)
Sixty-Second Chapter (pages 137-137)

Ginza Right, Book One

First Chapter (pages 1-29)

Ginza Right, Book Two

Second Chapter (pages 60-64)
Third Chapter (pages 64-67)

Ginza Right, Book Three

First Chapter (pages 69-125)

Ginza Right, Book Four

First Chapter (pages 126-133)

Ginza Right, Book Five

First Chapter (pages 133-172)
Second Chapter (pages 172-179)
Third Chapter (pages 180-188)
Fourth Chapter(pages 189-195)
Fifth Chapter (pages 196-204)

Ginza Right, Book Six

First Chapter (pages 204-213)

Ginza Right, Book Eight

First Chapter (pages 219-222)

Ginza Right, Book Nine

Second Chapter (pages 234-237)

Ginza Right, Book Ten

First Chapter (pages 238-248)

Ginza Right, Book Eleven

First Chapter (pages 248-271)

Ginza Right, Book Twelve

First Chapter (pages 272-273)
Second Chapter (pages 274-275)

Third Chapter (pages 275-276)
Fourth Chapter (pages 276-277)
Fifth Chapter (pages 277-278)
Sixth Chapter (pages 278-282)
Seventh Chapter (pages 283-284)

Ginza Right, Book Thirteen

First Chapter (pages 284-290)

Ginza Right, Book Fourteen

First Chapter (pages 290-297)

Ginza Right, Book Fifteen

First Chapter (pages 298-303)

SLEEWA
22 day Virgo moon to 15th day Scorpio moon (Begins on or after Sept 14)

Second Chapter (pages 303-307
Third Chapter (pages 307-311)
Fourth Chapter (pages 311-313)
Fifth Chapter (pages 313-315)
Sixth Chapter (pages 316-318)
Seventh Chapter (pages 319-320)
Eigth Chapter (pages 320-322)
Ninth Chapter (pages 322-325)
Tenth Chapter (pages 325-328)
Eleventh Chapter (pages 328-333)
Twelfth Chapter (pages 334-336)
Thirteenth Chapter (pages 336-340)
Fourteenth Chapter (pages 340-341)
Fifteenth Chapter (pages 342-345)
Sixteenth Chapter (pages 345-352)
Seventeenth Chapter (pages 352-356)
Eighteenth Chapter (pages 356-357)
Nineteenth Chapter (pages 358-358)
Twentieth Chapter (pages 358-359)

Ginza Right, Book Sixteen

First Chapter (pages 359-364)
Second Chapter (pages 364-365)
Third Chapter (pages 365-366)
Fourth Chapter (pages 366-367)
Fifth Chapter (pages 367-367)
Sixth Chapter (pages 367-368)
Seventh Chapter (pages 368-369)
Eighth Chapter (pages 369-370)
Ninth Chapter (pages 370-370)
Tenth Chapter (pages 370-371)
Eleventh Chapter (pages 371-371)

Ginza Right, Book Seventeen

First Chapter (pages 371-375)
Second Chapter (pages 375-378)

Ginza Right, Book Eighteen

First Chapter(pages 378-394)

a Adam, Ram, etc.
b (Cayce Essene History)
c (Cayce Essene History 2)
d Dosithian Breakoff (Clementine)
e (Proofs of Mohammed)
f (Proofs of Mohammed 2)
g Harran Gawaitha - Zazai
h Elxai
i Mani
j Apo of Peter

Secret Teachings Book, Kusta question 1-2 Questions put forth by Miryai and answered by Ptahil and son.

1 Kushta, part one
2 Kushta, part two -

Secret Teachings Book, The Very First Beginnings 13 Nazorean text explaining the origin of two powers. Manichaean source text!

13 Beginning

Secret Teachings Book, Sum-Kusta 14-17 Gnostic Book of Shem the son of Noah, a great Nazorean Prophet.

14 Shem-Kustha, part one -
15 Shem-Kustha, part two -
16 Shem-Kustha, part three -
17 Shem-Kustha, part four -

SOUBRA
15th day Scorpio Moon to 8th day Capricorn Moon (Begins on or after Nov 6)
(Note: Many of these anonymous chapters were probably spoken by Yeshu and Miryai, but because they are preserved in the Secret Teachings text sometimes called the Book of John by the Dosithians, they are placed here in the John Age.)

Secret Teachings Book, Yohanna 18-33

18 Vita Portents of John`s Birth.
19 Vita Prophet`s mantle
20 Vita John`s Light-Sleep.
21 Vita John the Ascetic
22 Sidra dYohanna, part five -
23 Sidra dYohanna, part six -
24 Sidra dYohanna, part seven -
25 Vita Of Judgment Day
26 Vita Letter of Truth
27 Vita John`s Invulnerability.
28 Sidra dYohanna, part eleven -
29 Sidra dYohanna, part twelve -
30 Sidra dYohanna, part thirteen -
31 Sidra dYohanna, part fourteen -
32 Sidra dYohanna, part fifteen -
33 Sidra dYohanna, part sixteen -

Book Seven, Ginza Rba Right

First Chapter (pages 213-219) Move to Yohunna section of Soubra from the Ginza Rba section!

Secret Teachings Book, The Iron Shoe 40-41

40 Iron Shoe, part one -
41 Iron Shoe, part two -

Secret Teachings Book, The Mysteries 42

42 Mysteries -

Secret Teachings Book, Admonitions 43-45

43 Admonitions, part one -
44 Admonitions, part two -
45 Admonitions, part three -

Secret Teachings Book, Three Wishes 46

46 3 Wishes -

Secret Teachings Book, Exhortatios 47

47 Exhortations

Secret Teachings Book, A Second Prayer 48

48 Second Prayer -

Secret Teachings Book, The Plough 49

49 Plough of Kusta -

Secret Teachings Book, Admonitions 50

50 Admonitions -

Secret Teachings Book, The River Kshash 51

51 River Ksas -

Secret Teachings Book, Jorabba 52

52 Yorabba the Sun -

Secret Teachings Book, Sin 53

53 Sin the Moon -

Secret Teachings Book, The Foreigner in Jerusalem 54

54 Stranger -

Secret Teachings Book, Hibil's Complaint 55

55 Hibil's Complaint -

Secret Teachings Book, The Immaculate 56

56 Immaculate -

Secret Teachings Book, Further Questions 61

61 Questions -

Secret Teachings Book, The World Creation 62

62 World Creation -

Secret Teachings Book, Manas Broadcast 63

63 Manas Broadcast -

Secret Teachings Book, The Planter 64

64 The Planter -

Secret Teachings Book, The Good and the Evil 65

65 Good and Evil -

Secret Teachings Book, The First Son In the Depth 66

66 Son in Depth -

Secret Teachings Book, Admonitions 67

67 More Admonitions -

Secret Teachings Book, Känath - Nituftä 68 Miryai once again in Her role as Goddess of the Underworld redeemed by Yeshu.

68 Kanath -

Secret Teachings Book, The Visitations of Manda d-Haiya 69

69 Manda Visit -

Secret Teachings Book, Abathur Complaint 70-72 The Weigher of Souls.

70 Abathur's Wail, part one -
71 Abathur's Wail, part two -
72 Abathur's Wail, part three -

Secret Teachings Book, The Knowing Eagle 73

73 Eagle -

Secret Teachings Book, Anosh-Uthra in Jerusalem 74-76

74 Anosh-Uthra, part one -
75 Peacock -
76 Anosh-Uthra, part two -

YALDA
8th day Capricorn Moon to 1st day Pisces Moon (Begins on or after Dec 29)

Thomas [2nd Week Capricorn Moon/1st Week of Yalda]

Gospel of Thomas part 1
Gospel of Thomas part 2
Gospel of Thomas part 3
Gospel of Thomas part 4
Gospel of Thomas part 5
Gospel of Thomas part 6
Gospel of Thomas part 7

Jesus Sutras [3rd Week Capricorn Moon/2nd Week of Yalda]

Part 1 from Dunhuange cave
Part 2 from Dunhuange cave
Part 3 from Dunhuange cave
Part 4 from Dunhuange cave
Part 5 from Dunhuange cave
Part 6 from Dunhuange cave
Part 7 from Dunhuange cave

Secret Teachings Book, Yeshu Parables Moved from earlier portion of Secret Teachings [4th Week Capricorn Moon/3rd Week of Yalda]

Yeshu Parable 1
Secret Teachings Book, 11 Good Shephard The Good Shepherd 11-12
Secret Teachings Book, 12 Good Shephard
Secret Teachings Book, 36 Fisher 1 Yeshu Fisherman/Shepherd Parables
Secret Teachings Book, 37 Fisher 2
Secret Teachings Book, 38 Fisher 3
Secret Teachings Book, 39 Fisher 4

John Excerpts [1st Week Aquarius Moon/4th Week of Yalda]

Gospel of John excerpt
Gospel of John excerpt
Gospel of John excerpt
Gospel of John excerpt
Gospel of John excerpt
Gospel of John excerpt
Gospel of John excerpt

James [2nd Week Aquarius Moon/5th Week of Yalda]

James excerpts Nag, Epiphanius/Hippolytus also
James excerpts Nag
James excerpts Nag
James excerpts Nag
James excerpts Nag
James excerpts Nag
James excerpts Nag

Miryai Moved from earlier portion of Secret Teachings [3rd Week Aquarius Moon/6th Week of Yalda]

34 Miryai-Noorah, part one -
35 Miryai-Noorah, part two -
a Miryai in Qulasta Moved from the Qulasta Miryai chapter
57 Treasury The Treasure of Life 57-60 Miryai in Her role as the Goddess Simat Hiya. Moved from earlier portion of Secret Teachings
58 Treasury of Life (Miryai), part two -
59 Treasury of Life (Miryai), part three -
60 Treasury of Life (Miryai), part four -

Cephus [4th Week Aquarius Moon/7th Week of Yalda]

Clemetine Homilies summation 1 Shimion Cephus

Clemetine Homilies summation 2 Shimion Cephus

Clemetine Homilies summation 3 Shimion Cephus

Clemetine Homilies summation 4 Shimion Cephus

Clemetine Homilies summation 5 Shimion Cephus

Clemetine Homilies summation 6 Shimion Cephus

Clemetine Homilies summation 7 Shimion Cephus

Peter to James

SOUMA
1st day Pisces Moon to 22nd day Aries moon (Begins on or after Feb 19)(overlapping Qyamta Season by eight days)

Origin of Body [1st Week Pisces Moon/1st Week of Souma]

Cologne Codex excerpt
Cologne Codex excerpt
Cologne Codex excerpt
Cologne Codex excerpt
Cologne Codex excerpt
Cologne Codex excerpt
Cologne Codex excerpt

Letters of Mani

Epistle of Mani
Epistle of Mani
Epistle of Mani
Epistle of Mani
Epistle of Mani
Epistle of Mani
Epistle of Mani

Kephalaia

Kephalaia excerpt
Kephalaia excerpt
Kephalaia excerpt
Kephalaia excerpt
Kephalaia excerpt
Kephalaia excerpt
Kephalaia excerpt

Faustus

Augustine Debate excerpts
Augustine Debate excerpts
Augustine Debate excerpts
Augustine Debate excerpts
Augustine Debate excerpts
Augustine Debate excerpts
Augustine Debate excerpts

Misc Manichaean

Misc Manichaean excerpts - mythos
Misc Manichaean excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts

Pistis

Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts
Misc Manichaean excerpts/Pistis excerpts

[3rd Week Aries Moon/7th Week of Souma](overlapping Qyamta Season by eight days) - no texts assigned, just the texts from the 1st week of Qyamta