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The Mandeans seem to come from a Jewish-Christian sect which later turned into a John the Baptist focused one
They mention a woman named Miriai as being central to their faith as she and John's mother Elizabeth are heroes
Miriai is the Mandaic version of Miriam, hebrew for Mary, and in one of their texts she is called the "Mother of the Messiah", which doesn't make sense as they consider Jesus to be a false prophet