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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gospel of the Ebionites canonical | 4 |
| Gospel of the Nazarenes | 3 |
| Ebionites (in some patristic accounts) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of the Ebionites Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Gospel of the Ebionites]
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A.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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B.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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C.
Marcion's Gospel
Marcion's Gospel is a 2nd-century Christian text, likely an edited version of the Gospel of Luke, used by the theologian Marcion to support his distinctive, dualistic interpretation of Christianity.
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D.
Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, often associated with Gnostic traditions and discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt.
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E.
Epistle of Barnabas
The Epistle of Barnabas is an early Christian work of exhortation and biblical interpretation, traditionally attributed to Barnabas, that offers an allegorical reading of the Old Testament and reflects the developing separation between Christianity and Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of the Ebionites Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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B.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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C.
Marcion's Gospel
Marcion's Gospel is a 2nd-century Christian text, likely an edited version of the Gospel of Luke, used by the theologian Marcion to support his distinctive, dualistic interpretation of Christianity.
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D.
Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, often associated with Gnostic traditions and discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt.
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E.
Epistle of Barnabas
The Epistle of Barnabas is an early Christian work of exhortation and biblical interpretation, traditionally attributed to Barnabas, that offers an allegorical reading of the Old Testament and reflects the developing separation between Christianity and Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish-Christian gospel
ⓘ
lost early Christian gospel ⓘ |
| associatedSect | Ebionite sect ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ebionites
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazarenes
|
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Syria
|
| quotedBy | Epiphanius of Salamis ⓘ |
| quotedIn | Panarion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gospel of the Hebrews
ⓘ
Gospel of the Nazarenes ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of the Hebrews
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Jewish Christianity ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| viewOfApostles | emphasizes role of the Twelve ⓘ |
| viewOfJesus |
denies pre-existence of Christ
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presents Jesus as a human chosen by God ⓘ |
| viewOfJohnTheBaptist | presents John as forerunner of Jesus ⓘ |
| viewOfLaw |
affirms obligation to keep the Mosaic Law
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emphasizes Torah observance ⓘ |
| viewOfPaul | likely critical of Paul ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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