Carlos Gelbert

For the Spanish footballer, see Carlos Gilbert.

Carlos Gelbert
Carlos Gelbert in 2025
Native name	کارلوس کلبرت
Born	1948 Basra, Iraq
Occupation	Writer
Language	English, Arabic, Mandaic, German
Citizenship	Australian
Genre	Non-fiction Fiction
Spouse	Sue Aran [1]

Carlos Gelbert (born 1948) is an Australian writer and translator. He is best known for publishing the first full-length English translations of the Ginza Rba (2011) and Mandaean Book of John (2017) together with Mark J. Lofts. Gelbert has also translated the Ginza Rba (2021) into Arabic, as well as Mandaean Prayers and Hymns, a 2002 Arabic translation of the first 103 prayers of the Qulasta along with the original Mandaic text. In 2025, Gelbert published a full English translation of the Qulasta with Mark J. Lofts.

Biography

Gelbert was born in 1948 ^[2] in Basra, Iraq. ^[3] During the Saddam Hussein era, he moved to Germany, where he worked as a teacher and occupational therapist. ^[4] Gelbert immigrated to Australia in the 1990s and currently resides in the Sydney metropolitan area. ^{[3] [1]}

Books authored

Below is a list of books authored by Gelbert. ^{[5] [6]}

Mandaean texts

• 2002. Mandaean Prayers and Hymns . ISBN   9780958034609. (Arabic; Mandaic in original script)
• 2011. Ginza Rba . ISBN   9780958034630. (English; co-edited with Mark J. Lofts) ^[7]
• 2017. The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist . ISBN   9780958034678. (English; co-edited with Mark J. Lofts) ^[1]
• 2021. Ginza Rba . ISBN   9780648795407. (Arabic; Mandaic transliterated in Arabic script) ^[8]
• 2025. The Qulasta . ISBN   9780648795438. (English; co-edited with Mark J. Lofts) ^[9]

Mandaeism

• 2003. A Letter to My Son. ISBN   9780958034616.
• 2005. The Mandaeans and the Jews. ISBN   9780958034623.
• 2009. Jesus whose other name was Joash. Austin Macauley Publishers. ISBN   9781905609826.
• 2013. The Mandaeans (Last Gnostics) and the Christians in the time of Jesus Christ. ISBN   9780958034647. (discusses the history of the Mandaeans in Edessa during Late Antiquity)
• 2018. An Authentic Collection of Mandaean Stories and Fairy Tales. ISBN   9780958034685.
• 2023. The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. ISBN   9780648795414. (glossary of more than 144 alphabetically arranged subjects)

Novels

English

• 2001. Stories of Marriage and Love. ISBN   9780646416601.
• 2014. The Daughter of The God Jupiter. ISBN   9780958034654.
• 2016. Those Who Love and Those Who Die. ISBN   9780958034661.

German

• 1995. Ruth und Sarah. Aulendorf: Verlag Eppe GmbH. ISBN   9783890893594.
• 1996. Amadeus oder Ich liebe Gott. Aulendorf: Verlag Eppe GmbH. ISBN   9783890893617.
• 1996. Zeit der Lieblosigkeit. Aulendorf: Verlag Eppe GmbH. ISBN   9783890893600.

Others

• 2020. My Unordinary Sex Book. ISBN   9780958034692.
• 2024. Why On Earth Him? ISBN   9780648795421.

References

1. Gelbert, Carlos (2017). The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist. Fairfield, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN   9780958034678. OCLC   1000148487.
2. "94979420". VIAF. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
3. Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN   0-9580346-2-1. OCLC   68208613.
4. "About The Author". Living Water Books. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
5. "Gelbert, Carlos". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
6. "Living Water Books" . Retrieved 2023-10-03.
7. Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN   9780958034630.
8. Gelbert, Carlos (2021). گینزا ربَّا = Ginza Rba (in Arabic). Edensor Park, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN   9780648795407.
9. Gelbert, Carlos; Lofts, Mark J. (2025). The Qulasta. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN   978-0-6487954-3-8.

External links

• Biography (Living Water Books)