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The Gospel of the EbionitesJewish-Christian Gospel
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The Gospel of the Ebionites

Jewish-Christian Gospel

The Ebionites were Jewish Christians — followers of Jesus who maintained Jewish law, rejected Paul as a heretic, denied the virgin birth, and understood Jesus as a human prophet appointed Son of God at his baptism. They represented the original Jewish Christianity that preceded the Gentile mission. Their gospel — probably a Hebrew or Aramaic version of Matthew — was condemned as heretical by Epiph

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01 / Historical context

2nd century. The gospel of Jewish Christians who followed Jesus while remaining committed to Torah. Condemned as heretical by Epiphanius. Survives only in quotations.

02 / Why it matters

The Jewish Christians were erased from history. Seven quotations survive.

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“Think not that I am come to abolish the law. I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. Verily I say to you, sooner shall heaven and earth pass away than one jot or tittle of the law.”
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