Gospel of the Ebionites
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The Gospel of the Ebionites is a lost early Christian gospel, known only through fragments quoted by Church Fathers, associated with the Jewish-Christian Ebionite sect and reflecting their distinctive beliefs about Jesus and the law.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gospel of the Nazarenes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish-Christian gospel
ⓘ
lost early Christian gospel ⓘ |
| associatedSect | Ebionite sect ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ebionites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attitudeToSacrifice | rejects animal sacrifice ⓘ |
| audience | Jewish-Christian communities ⓘ |
| baptismAccount |
describes Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist
ⓘ
includes heavenly voice at baptism ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal gospel
ⓘ
non-canonical ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| christology | adoptionist christology ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
denies virgin birth of Jesus
ⓘ
rejects Pauline law-free gospel ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis |
ascetic lifestyle
ⓘ
vegetarianism ⓘ |
| genre | gospel narrative ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later discussions of Jewish-Christianity ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments preserved in Church Fathers
ⓘ
patristic quotations ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| modernStudyField |
New Testament apocrypha studies
ⓘ
early Christian heterodoxy ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature |
begins with Jesus’ baptism
ⓘ
omits infancy narratives of Jesus ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Syria-Palestine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotedBy | Epiphanius of Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotedIn | Panarion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gospel of the Hebrews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospel of the Nazarenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Jewish Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
distinguished by most scholars from the Gospel of the Hebrews
ⓘ
sometimes identified with a Hebrew or Aramaic Matthew tradition ⓘ |
| sourceType | synoptic gospel harmony ⓘ |
| status | lost work ⓘ |
| textualState | extant only in fragments ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Jewish-Christian ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Gospel of Luke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOfApostles | emphasizes role of the Twelve ⓘ |
| viewOfJesus |
denies pre-existence of Christ
ⓘ
presents Jesus as a human chosen by God ⓘ |
| viewOfJohnTheBaptist | presents John as forerunner of Jesus ⓘ |
| viewOfLaw |
affirms obligation to keep the Mosaic Law
ⓘ
emphasizes Torah observance ⓘ |
| viewOfPaul | likely critical of Paul ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gospel of the Nazarenes