Recovering Jewish-Christian sects and gospels [electronic resource] / by Petri Luomanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luomanen, Petri, 1961-

Series:

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 110.

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae : texts and studies of early Christian life and language, 0920-623X ; v. 110

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish Christians--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jewish Christians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The mystery of lost, apocryphal Jewish-Christian gospels has intrigued scholars for centuries. Scholars have also debated whether the Ebionites with their low Christology or the more “orthodox” Nazarenes are the genuine successors of the early Jerusalem church. This book provides a fresh assessment of the patristic sources and the scholarly theories on the number and contents of Jewish-Christian gospels. A new approach, the study of indicators of Jewish-Christian profiles, shows the artificial nature of the church fathers’ heretical discourse, bringing forth previously neglected connections between various Jewish-Christian movements. This book also challenges the widely accepted theory of three Jewish-Christian gospels bringing the Gospel of the Hebrews closer to its synoptic cousins—not, however, as a witness of the earliest Jesus traditions but as a post-synoptic composition.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1. Introduction

2. Patristic Testimonies Reconsidered

3. Jewish-ChristianGospels Recovered

4. Passion Traditions Reinterpreted

5. Jewish-Christian Gospels and Syriac Gospel Traditions

6. Conclusion: Towards theHistory of Early Jewish Christianity

Abbreviations and Appendices

References

Index of Ancient Authors and Texts

General Index

Index ofModern Authors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-35677-5

9786613356772

90-04-21743-6

OCLC:

777549365

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004217430 DOI