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]

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.

They believed in the Messianic character of Jesus, but denied his divinity and supernatural origin; observed all the Jewish rites, such as circumcision and the seventh-day Sabbath; and used a gospel according to Matthew written in Hebrew or Aramaic, while rejecting the writings of Paul as those of an apostate (Irenæus, "Adversus Hæreses," i. 262...

The Ebionites (from Hebrew; אביונים, Ebyonim, "the poor ones") were an early sect of Jewish followers of Jesus that flourished from the first to the fifth century C.E. in and around the Land of Israel.

The Ebionites were an early Jewish Christian sect. How early they emerged as a distinct sect, is a matter of some debate. The name of their sect is mentioned by Justin Martyr around 140 CE, and they may have been the group he referred to.

The Ebionites were an early Jewish-Christian sect that denied the divinity of Christ, rejected the virgin birth, adhered to the Mosaic Law as necessary for salvation, and dismissed the authority of the Apostle Paul. Their theology diverged significantly from the emerging consensus of orthodox Christianity, which teaches that Jesus is both fully ...

The Ebionites are considered some of the earliest followers of Jesus, with roots tracing to the early Jewish-Christians called the Nazarenes. The term Ebionite is derived from the Hebrew word אביונים (ebyonim), which means “the poor,” as they maintained a vow of poverty.