Re: Ebionites: Evidence Still Lacking

Another example of modern theology rewriting history to support a belief system. uziyahuidf: A well read and thoughtful person on Jewish/Christian topics. Excellent videos on this topic. I tend to agree with you on the issue. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=uziyahuidf One needs to question the theological background of those would would benefit by claiming the Ebionites believed in a virgin birth. Some Ebionites,accepted the doctrine of the supernatural birth of Jesus, and worked out a Christology of their own (Origen, l.c. v. 61). It is my understanding that there are no writings claiming that they did believe in such a birth as a majority. Primary or Secondary. We have no primary sources because they were either lost or destroyed. There are no primary sources in support of the idea that the virgin birth narratives were supported by the Ebionites either. However the Early church Fathers as the belief system of the Ebionites grew were clearly upset about something. A Jewish view of the Ebionites: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=22&letter=E&search=Ebionites Against Heresies (St. Irenaeus) Book I, Chapter 26 http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103126.htm Irenaeus Against Heresies.Book 3 chapter 15 http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103315.htm Ebionites against Paul: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/origen165.html The Gospel of the Nazarenes http://www.earlychristianwritings.com...