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What can a lost gospel reveal when its only surviving words come from a critic?
The Gospel of the Ebionites survives in seven short passages quoted by Epiphanius in his Panarion, a work against heresies. He preserves these words to attack the community that uses them. Here, you encounter a Jewish-Christian account of Jesus through fragments kept by a hostile witness, not a complete story.
The passages concern John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, the twelve apostles, sacrifice and the Passover meal. Scholars see a gospel that appears to blend Matthew, Mark and Luke while changing important details. Each fragment invites a careful question: what does this account suggest about the community that tells it?
What you’ll discover
- Words a critic preserves Consider how Epiphanius both preserves the fragments and shapes the evidence readers encounter.
- John at the beginning Explore an opening centered on John the Baptist rather than genealogy or birth stories.
- A different baptism account Read a scene where light shines and a heavenly voice marks Jesus's baptism.
- Food, faith and sacrifice Discover passages about John's diet and a rejection of sacrifice attributed to Jesus.
- Jewish roots of belief Meet evidence of a community that honors Jesus while holding to Jewish law.
Who will love it
This is for readers who love early Christian history, lost gospels, and the sense of listening in on a community that left only a few lines. It suits anyone curious about Jewish followers of Jesus.
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- Epiphanius preserved the gospel while attacking it
- The Ebionites were Jewish followers of Jesus
- The story opens in the days of Herod
- One changed word turns locusts into honey cake
- Jesus calls the twelve in his own voice
- At the Jordan a voice speaks and light shines
- Sacrifice and the Passover meal are reshaped
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The Gospel of the Ebionites
by Attributed to early Jewish-Christian sects · 150
A Jewish-Christian gospel swaps locusts for honey cake and has Jesus declare he comes to abolish sacrifices.
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What would a gospel look like if it came from the first Jewish followers of Jesus, and only their enemy had kept it? That is the puzzle of the Gospel of the Ebionites.
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Epiphanius preserved the gospel while attacking it
The Gospel of the Ebionites survives only because someone wanted to disprove it. Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis on Cyprus, wrote a huge work against heresies in the fourth century. In one section he turns on the Ebionites and quotes the gospel they used. He gives short passages and then argues against them. He never imagines that he is saving a treasure.
This means the gospel reaches us through a hostile guide. Epiphanius picks what he quotes, and he picks it to make a point. A reader must keep two voices apart, the gospel's own words and the bishop's comments around them. Sometimes the comment sits right inside the quoted lines.
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The Gospel of the Ebionites. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-gospel-of-the-ebionites.
The Gospel of the Ebionites. (2026). Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-gospel-of-the-ebionites (Original work published ca. 150)
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What is the Gospel of the Ebionites?
It is a lost gospel used by the Ebionites, Jewish followers of Jesus. Only short quotations survive, preserved by the bishop Epiphanius, covering John the Baptist, the twelve, the baptism of Jesus, sacrifice and the Passover.
Who were the Ebionites?
They were Jewish followers of Jesus who kept the Torah, honored James the brother of Jesus, and opposed relaxing the law for Gentile converts. Their name is usually linked to the Hebrew word for the poor.
Why does John eat honey cake instead of locusts?
The gospel changes one word so John eats a cake baked in oil and honey rather than locusts. Epiphanius says this fits the vegetarian habits of the community that read the book.
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