We set as a criteria for inclusion into our Canon the synergy with the synoptics, particularly with the Gospel of Matthew. In other words, if a work cites passages from the Early Ebionaen Matthew, particularly the words of Jesus in that Gospel, we use that as a selector, and a test of authenticity.
Clearly the "Pauline" Epistles fail that test. From /www.interfaith.org/community/threads/16071/:
Paul was never even mentioned by the most prolific author of the Early Church:
Clearly the "Pauline" Epistles fail that test. From /www.interfaith.org/community/threads/16071/:
- Number of strong parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Christian Gospels...200+
- Number of strong and weak parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Christian Gospels...400+
- Number of strong parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Second Century Gnostics...0
- Number of strong and weak parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Second Century Gnostics...0
- Number of strong parallels between the "Genuine" Letters of Paul and the Second Century Gnostics...All of it, 100%
Paul was never even mentioned by the most prolific author of the Early Church:
- Number of Citations of Paul by Justin Martyr (100-165 AD) to Paul...0
See Early Church View of Law Prove Following Jesus not Paul
Statistics: Posted by ebion — Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:57 am