Summary of text [comment] pages 54 and 55

[In Manichaeism, evil is regarded as a timeless divinity, co-existent with good.

Contrast this image with the eternal co-existence of the Father and the Son.

The former embodies conflict. The latter embodies family.

The former embodies imbalance. The latter embodies harmony.

The former is fruitless. The latter is generative.]