Recovering Jewish-Christian Sects and Gospels (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae)

 chapter two to specific ritual practice. Because sacrifices were abhorrent to Epipha- nius’ Ebionites, we have every reason t ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  (Judaean) traditions, but it is also the most significant feature that does not agree with ...

 chapter two will be discussed in more detail below (Chapter ..), but—anticipating that discussion—we may note here that th ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  independent branch of Jewish Christianity. At the same time, their Jewish-Christian profil ...

 chapter two .The Nazarenes were early “orthodox” Jewish Christians. Albrecht Ritschl argued—in contrast to Baur—that strict ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  their national customs. Nevertheless, the Nazarenes still felt themselves part of the worl ...

 chapter two Jesus is called Nazarene using the Greek wordsΝαωρας(in Matt, Luke, John and Acts) andΝααρην!ς(in Mark and Lu ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  In addition, Talmudic tradition includes some references to notsrim ( )^49 and som ...

 chapter two Epiphanius explicitly refers to Acts concerning the following points: Jesus was called a Nazarene Acts : Pan. ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  If the Nazarenes originated at the same time or even before the Cerin- thians, they must—u ...

 chapter two description in the preceding lines ofPanarion where he discusses the Jessaeans (= Eusebius’ Therapeutae). Euseb ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  tion of the activities of early Jewish Christians, it is clear that he was himself respons ...

 chapter two Jessaeans and Nazarenes before they began to be called Christians in Antioch. In practice, this long “introductio ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  Finally, before moving on to deal with the next sect, the Ebionites, Epiphanius reveals on ...

 chapter two The tradition about the disciples’ flight to Pella before the conquest of Jerusalem, as transmitted by Eusebius i ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  The Nazarenes’ Use of the Scriptures Because Jewish Christians were generally thought to b ...

 chapter two solution was that the Gospel of Matthew in Hebrew was used by the Nazarenes who preceded the Ebionites. However, ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  Epiphanius’ ignorance also shows that, by his time, the Nazarenes were not generally known ...

 chapter two :); God is the creator of all things (:); and belief in one God and his child (πας) Jesus Christ (:,; ...

patristic testimonies reconsidered  Pritz correctly notes that Acts often connects resurrection with Jesus’ position asGod’s s ...