Ebionite

English Etymology From en grc Ἐβιωναῖοι, from en he אביונים Ebyonim the Poor Ones, plural of en he אֶבְיוֹן ʾeḇyōn needy, poor, itself likely a borrowing from en cop ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ poor. Noun en historical A member of an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century. en 1798 An Apology for the Doctrine of the Trinity David Simpson 504 And if the pious bishop and martyr, St. Irenaeus, happen to drop any thing pointed against the Doctor's progenitors, the ancient Ebionites, of heretical memory, he gently passes it over as though no such passages occurred in that learned and venerable Father's writings. en 1829 London Encyclopaedia EBION, the author of the heresy of the Ebionites, was a disciple of Cerinthus and his successor. en 1896 Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians Joseph Barber Lightfoot 52 The passage was so taken by the Jewish or Ebionite translators, Aquila, Theodotion, and Symmachus. en 2000 Keith Akers The lost religion of Jesus: simple living and nonviolence in early Christianity 2 27 Lantern Books New York, NY 1-930051-26-3 934301339 * Jesus teaches vegetarianism. Epiphanius describes the Ebionites as vegetarians, and in the Recognitions and Homilies vegetarianism is strongly connected to the rejection of animal sacrifice and is required of all the followers of Jesus. When Epiphanius questions a Jewish Christian as to why he was a vegetarian, the Jewish Christian responds simply: “Christ revealed it to me” (Panarion 30.18.9). Derived terms en Ebionitic Ebionitism neo-Ebionite Related terms en Ebionize en Christianity