Ebionites (Ancient Greek: Ἐβιωναῖοι, romanized: Ebiōnaîoi, derived from Hebrew אֶבְיוֹנִים, [1] ʾEḇyōnīm, meaning 'the poor' or 'poor ones') as a term refers to a Jewish Christian sect that existed during the early centuries of the Common Era. [2][3]

Nov 21, 2023 · Ebionites (or Ebioneans) denied Jesus’ divinity and believed that Jesus was the Son of God only by virtue of His being “adopted” by God; according to Ebionism, Jesus was a descendant of David and a gifted man, but nothing more.

Mar 27, 2025 · Ebionite, member of an early ascetic sect of Jewish Christians. The Ebionites were one of several such sects that originated in and around Palestine in the first centuries ad and included the Nazarenes and Elkasites.

Early Christians proclaimed Christ as Lord based on the biblical testimony (apostolic teaching) which was reaffirmed in their writings, worship, and witness in the world. The earliest christological controversies in the early church include Ebionism and Docetism.

Ebionism, sometimes referred to as the teachings of the Ebionites, was an early Christological viewpoint that regarded Jesus as the Messiah but rejected His divine nature.

EBIONISM, EBIONITES (GOSPEL OF THE) ē’ bĭ ə nĭsm, ē’ bĭ ə nīts (אֶבְיﯴנִ֑ים, ̓Εβιωναῖοι or ̓Εβιωναῖται, from the term אֶבְיﯴן, H36, meaning poor, i.e., poor men). A term and an apocryphal gospel used to describe certain Judaeo-Christian groups in the early centuries of Christianity.

Jan 4, 2022 · What are Docetism, Apollinarianism, Ebionism / Ebionite, and Eutychianism? What were some of the early beliefs about the deity and humanity of Christ?

May 1, 1994 · Ebionism started as a broad movement rather than with a single leader. Even if Ebion of Pella was a real person, many beliefs of Ebionitism were common in early Jewish Christianity, especially the insistence on observing the Law of Moses.

Ebionism is a term used to describe a theological movement that emerged in the early centuries of Christianity, characterized by its adherence to Jewish law and its distinctive Christological views.

Ebionism presents itself under two principal types, an earlier and a later, the former usually designated Ebionism proper or Pharisaic Ebionism, the latter, Essene or Gnostic Ebionism.