Messianity
Messianity, also known as Sassanism, and Mandachaeism, is a monotheistic Nohraic faith centred around the teachings and the history of the Prophet Sasan, and those of his disciples. Messianity believes that Sasan was adopted by God from a young age, and is the last of a long line of prophets who preached the true version of God's teachings, which includes Nohra, Paisos, and the Tathagata. Arising in the 1st century in the cosmopolitan region of ..., Messianity took on many aspects of other monotheistic religions, such as ideas of reincarnation and rebirth, the search for truth and meaning, and the eternal struggle between a dark material world and a holy spiritual one. Sasan travelled the world, spreading his word, before he was executed It has since spread to become one of the largest faiths in all of Eordus, with ... billion followers.
Messianity, after the death of the Prophet Sasan, spread through the commentaries of Sasan's disciples, which were eventually gathered into a holy book.
Entymology
The term Messianity arises from Latin "Messianus", a borrowing from Greek "Messī́ās", which in turn is borrowed from the Hebrew word "mashíakh", meaning "one who is annointed", or "Messiah".
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Organisation and Denominations
The head of faith for the Messianic Church is the Illuminated Rabbenus, who is considered the ultimate authority in matters of faith, knowledge, scripture, and morality. The Illuminated Rabbenus and his bishops are seen as the successors to the Apostle Marcus, of whom leadership of the faith was conferred to by Sasan before his death. Spiritual matters are the concern of the Illuminated Rabbenus, but since the 17th century and the Council of ..., the official representative of the church is the Secretary, who acts in the Rabbenus' name, and organises material affairs and the administration of the Church. He in turn is guided by Messianic Senate, comprising of high-ranking members of the church. Some have compared the organisation of the church to that of a constitutional monarchy, with the Illuminated Rabbenus as a figurehead, while real power is invested in the Secretary, elected by and responsible to the Messianic Senate.