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Gospel of the Ebionites

The Gospel of the Ebionites is a lost Jewish-Christian gospel known only from quotations in Epiphanius of Salamis.|||Lost. Known only from quotations in Epiphanius, Panarion 30.|||Composed in Greek in the 2nd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Used by the Ebionites, a Jewish-Christian sect.|||Presents a Jewish-Christian gospel that emphasizes the humanity of Jesus and the importance of the Torah. Important for understanding Jewish-Christianity and the diversity of early Christian gospels.|||Elliott, J. K. The Apocryphal New Testament. Oxford, 1993.|||Vielhauer, P. & Strecker, G. " Jewish-Christian Gospels." In New Testament Apocrypha. Westminster John Knox, 1991.|||Edwards, J. C. The Gospel according to the Hebrews and the Gospel of the Ebionites. Oxford, 2017.|||Gospel of the Ebionites — Early Christian Writings|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ebionites.html|Fragments and scholarly resources.;; Gospel of the Ebionites — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_the_Ebionites|Background and discussion.|||" And they said, Have we not been taught to keep the Sabbath? — Gospel of the Ebionites (paraphrase)

Collection: New Testament Apocrypha Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition. Used by the Ebionites, a Jewish-Christian sect.

Date & Provenance

Composed in Greek in the 2nd century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Lost. Known only from quotations in Epiphanius, Panarion 30.

Why It Matters for Study

Presents a Jewish-Christian gospel that emphasizes the humanity of Jesus and the importance of the Torah. Important for understanding Jewish-Christianity and the diversity of early Christian gospels.

" And they said, Have we not been taught to keep the Sabbath? — Gospel of the Ebionites (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

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Further Reading

Elliott, J. K. The Apocryphal New Testament. Oxford, 1993.
Vielhauer, P. & Strecker, G. " Jewish-Christian Gospels." In New Testament Apocrypha. Westminster John Knox, 1991.
Edwards, J. C. The Gospel according to the Hebrews and the Gospel of the Ebionites. Oxford, 2017.