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

jewish-christian gospels recovered 

Thus, it is possible to see the history of theGospel of the Hebrewsas
follows. TheGospel of the Hebrewswas originally written based on the
canonical gospels in Greek. Papias, Hegesippus, Clement and Origen
knew the gospel when it was still in Greek. At some point, the gospel
was translated into Syriac. Eusebius received some passages from it in
Syriac and the later edition was also known to an anonymous writer
who added a passage to the Latin translation of Origen’sCommentary
on Matthew(Comm. Matt. .; see below Chapter .). TheGospel
of the Hebrewswas clearly drawing on the synoptic gospels (especially
Matthew and Luke) since it contained harmonizing readings but it also
contained non-canonical materials. TheGospel of the Hebrewswas also
clearly characterized by Wisdom speculations. This raises the question
about its possible relation to Q.

...QandtheGospel of the Hebrews

TheGospel of the Hebrews’ close affinity with Wisdomtraditions becomes
clear,atleastinfragmentsand(numberedaccordingtotheAppen-
dix ) that are attributed to theGospel of the Hebrewsalso in the old GH.

. The Holy Spirit takes Jesus to Tabor

[If somebody accepts the Gospel according to the Hebrews, where the

Saviour himself says:]

A moment ago my Mother, the Holy Spirit, took me by one of my hairs

and brought me to the great hill, the Tabor.(Origen,Comm. Jo. .,Hom.

Jer. .; Jerome,Comm. Mich..–,Comm. Isa. .–,Comm. Ezech.

.). before ce; GH: GHeb.

. Attaining rest
[For similar to these the following is possible:]
He who seeks will not cease until he finds and having found he will marvel
and having marvelled he will become king and having become king, he will
rest. (Clement of Alexandria, Strom. V XIV .; Strom. II IX .; cf.Gos.
Thom. ). / ce; GH: GHeb.
These features have not remained unnoticed. Ron Cameron, for instance,
thinks that the fragments “presuppose the descent of divine Wisdom,
embodying herself definitively in a representative of the human race for
the revelation and redemption of humankind.”^110 According to Hans-
Josef Klauck, the baptism of Jesus in theGospel of the Hebrews(of the

(^110) Cameron , .