Early Christian Ebionaen Canon
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Re: Early Christian Ebionaen Canon
Here is P Oxy 1782
By the way; Steven said if the POxy text is very close to Sinaiticus I think he meant if the POxy text is very close to Bryennios
Andrew Criddle
By the way; Steven said if the POxy text is very close to Sinaiticus I think he meant if the POxy text is very close to Bryennios
Andrew Criddle
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Re: Early Christian Ebionaen Canon
Yep - fixing it.
Re: nothing is confirmed by 2inch scraps or fragments
2 inch fragments can only be scraps of evidence. and scraps are not very important. It's not the difference Hoole points out; it's the additions that the Bryennios manuscript has, that just happen to be from the non-NT parts of Sinaiticus (Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd Of Hermas). Coming shortly after S and H were "discovered".Steven Averies wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:00 pm Bryennius said he went back to the manuscript and found the Didache, which he had missed on pass one, this was about 10 years later. Definitely a quirky account.
"And, although the MS was discovered in 1873, the findings of the Didache were not made public until 1883."
Shawn Wilhite
https://www.shawnjwilhite.com/blog/2017 ... he-didache
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Especially important are two Greek fragments, Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1782, dated to the "late fourth century" and published by Greenfell and Hunt in 1922 (12-15). These tiny scraps, about two inches by two inches apiece, contain verses 1:3c-4a and 2:7-3:2. Despite small differences, the wording on those scraps is very close to Byrrenios's text. That is very important confirmation for the basic accuracy of Codex Hierosolymitanus 54, given the gulf of centuries between it and the earlier fragments
https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/didache.html
And Byrrenios "discovers" his manuscript in a library that the "discoverer" of S, Tischenduper, had visited on his route back from, and in posession of, his "discovery" (a detour of a thousand miles at a time Wickedpaedia claims he was broke). During which time he confers with Bryennios' lord and master, the Patriarch.
Thanks - that's a valuable critical study I didn't know of, dozens of the Greek versions, including H, the Bryennios manuscript (listed separately), and the P1782 scraps. Ben Smith looked at P1782 scraps in a post I referred to above.Steven Averies wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:00 pm Here is the Greek by David Robert Palmer https://bibletranslation.ws/trans/didache.pdf
The critical study by David Robert Palmer has in there a listing for the "Apostolic Constitutions" but he does not say whose version. So my question remains: what's the origin of Whiston's Greek text in ~1711?
EcLive: Authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews is NotFaul
I don't want to go too deeply into this, but we contend that the authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews is NotFaul, that is to say, whoever wrote it, it is not a part of the Faulines, so we can include Hebrews in our canon. It's an interesting work, and one that I have seen referred to as an Ebionaen text, and there's nothing in its theology that would make me dispute that. The subjects are very Hebrew, as are the Ebionaens. The Greek and the vocabulary are said to be of a higher quality than the Faulines, but there are some who say it may have been originally written in Aramaic or Hebrew.
What I plan to do is summarize here the Early Chrsitian Writers who have said HebrewsisNotFaul, and to point to threads on the forum where this topic is discussed in more depth. It doesn't matter much to me who wrote it as long as it isn't Faul, although I am curious as to when it was written: it seems to be anti-Faul hence possibly written after the Faulines, or is it just anti-Paul-in-Acts? The Greek and the vocabulary are said to be of a higher quality than the Faulines, but there are some who say it may have been originally written in Aramaic or Hebrew.
A synopsis of some of the major Early Chrsitian writers:
Some of the threads discussing the Epistle in depth are:
What I plan to do is summarize here the Early Chrsitian Writers who have said HebrewsisNotFaul, and to point to threads on the forum where this topic is discussed in more depth. It doesn't matter much to me who wrote it as long as it isn't Faul, although I am curious as to when it was written: it seems to be anti-Faul hence possibly written after the Faulines, or is it just anti-Paul-in-Acts? The Greek and the vocabulary are said to be of a higher quality than the Faulines, but there are some who say it may have been originally written in Aramaic or Hebrew.
A synopsis of some of the major Early Chrsitian writers:
- Tertullian thought it was written by Barnabas.
- Hippolytus[10] excluded Hebrews from the works of Paul, attributing it to Clement of Rome. Bar Ṣalībī, In Apoc. 1.4.
- Eusebius records that "some have rejected the Epistle to the Hebrews, saying that it is disputed by the church of Rome, on the ground that it was not written by Paul. Hist. Eccl. 3.3.5; cf. also 6.20.3.
- The KJV finishes it with "Written to the Hebrews from Italy by Timothy"
This may argue for Hebrews being in the apochrapha along with Jude and the Relelation of John.Stuart wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:39 pm My RSV only lists one verse as having any NT reference. Verse 5:7 has the tears of Jesus found only in the interpolated Luke 22:44, and his fear of death in the cup scene from the parallel Synoptic accounts.
I do see verse 2:9 paralleling some of the Philippians hymn. And verse 2:10 seems to come from the same concepts as John 1:3 and Colossians 1:15-16. There are other interesting parallels, but not a single quote I'm aware of.
Some of the threads discussing the Epistle in depth are:
- Making sense of the Pauline Epistles
- Did Jesus Author the Epistle to the Hebrews?
- Questions about Dating Letter to the Hebrews post 70 CE
- On the Epistle to the Hebrews MrMacSon went thru Hebrews in a series of posts three years ago; perhaps see / start at this post viewtopic.php?p=117106#p117106 and following ie. the rest of my posts on that page (page 3)
- Does Hebrews use Paul?
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the Greek source for Whiston's 1711 Apostolic Constitutions
Whiston was translating a Greek edition of the Apostolic Constitutions.ebion wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:30 am
The critical study by David Robert Palmer has in there a listing for the "Apostolic Constitutions" but he does not say whose version. So my question remains: what's the origin of Whiston's Greek text in ~1711?
Francisco Turrianos (Torres) (c. 1509 – 1584), was a Spanish Jesuit who did a Greek edition of the Apostolic Constitutions in 1563.
You can get information
Early Jewish Prayers in Greek (2008)
Pieter W. van der Horst, Judith. H. Newman
https://books.google.com/books?id=5ljlUfvmt14C&pg=PA7
William Whiston and the Apostolic Constitutions: Completing the Reformation (2023)
Paul R. Gilliam III
This does not explain all the complexities about the Syriac mss. and the Didache, but it does solve one basic question.
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Re: nothing is confirmed by 2inch scraps or fragments
I don't think the Shepherd of Hermas is related to the Byrennios manuscript. Your writing in the first sentences seems to separate Bryennios manuscript and H, which are the same.ebion wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:30 am 2 inch fragments can only be scraps of evidence. and scraps are not very important. It's not the difference Hoole points out; it's the additions that the Bryennios manuscript has, that just happen to be from the non-NT parts of Sinaiticus (Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd Of Hermas). Coming shortly after S and H were "discovered".
And Byrrenios "discovers" his manuscript in a library that the "discoverer" of S, Tischenduper, had visited on his route back from, and in posession of, his "discovery" (a detour of a thousand miles at a time Wickedpaedia claims he was broke). During which time he confers with Bryennios' lord and master, the Patriarch.
The Tischendorf-Bryennios manuscript connection above is a bit tenuous.
Re: nothing is confirmed by 2inch scraps or fragments
If you read what I wrote and cited, please note what Hoole describes as the relation of the Shepherd of Hermas to the Byrennios manuscript; I link to his full text.Steven Averies wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:12 pm I don't think the Shepherd of Hermas is related to the Byrennios manuscript.
If you read the study that was linked to in your name:Steven Averies wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:12 pm Your writing in the first sentences seems to separate Bryennios manuscript and H, which are the same.
you'll see that in the critical study the Bryennios manuscript and H are treated as separate, the former being a published book I presume as Palmer provides no details, as I referred to above.Steven Averies wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:00 pm Here is the Greek by David Robert Palmer https://bibletranslation.ws/trans/didache.pdf
Hoole uses the term "Byrennios manuscript" almost exclusively, I feel to convey the notion of authorship.
Jesus Traditions found only in Luke
This is from the Jesus Database I dug out from https://web.archive.org/web/20120318061 ... lLuke.html Although the Ebioneans clung to Matthew, I read somewhere that they also read Acts and Luke and we've included them in our canon. Luke tends to be a superset of Matthew, and it's interesting to what is only in Luke.
The following table has been extracted from the JESUSDATABASE. While there are 143 items with single attestation that occur in Luke, there are just 49 that are unique to Luke. These 49 items are listed below. To see the full text of the item, click on the index number in the left column.
I will want to refer to this table in future posts.
The following table has been extracted from the JESUSDATABASE. While there are 143 items with single attestation that occur in Luke, there are just 49 that are unique to Luke. These 49 items are listed below. To see the full text of the item, click on the index number in the left column.
Item | Name | Data |
146 | Looking Backwards | (1) 1Q?: Luke 9:61-62 |
431 | Conception of John | (1) Luke 1:5-25 |
432 | Birth of Jesus | (1) Luke 1:57-80 |
433 | Jesus at Twelve | (1) Luke 2:41-52 |
434 | John's Ethic | (1) Luke 3:10-14 |
435 | Gentiles Preferred | (1) Luke 4:25-27 |
436 | On Sabbath Labor | (1) After Luke 6:1-4 in Codex Beza [ D] |
437 | Woe against Riches | (1) Luke 6:24 |
438 | Woe against Saiety | (1) Luke 6:25a |
439 | Woe against Laughter | (1) Luke 6:25b |
440 | Woe against Praise | (1) Luke 6:26 |
441 | Condemnation for Condemnation | (1) Luke 6:37b |
442 | Widow's Son Raised | (1) Luke 7:11-17 |
443 | Having rejected John | (1) Luke 7: 29-30 |
444 | Women with Jesus | (1) Luke 8:2-3 |
445 | Inhospitable Samaritans | (1) Luke 9:52-55 |
446 | The Seventy Return | (1) Luke 10:17-20 |
447 | The Good Samaritan | (1) Luke 10:29-37 |
448 | Martha and Mary | (1) Luke 10:38-42 |
449 | Friend at Midnight | (1) Luke 11:5-8 |
450 | Adversaries watch Jesus | (1) Luke 11:53-54 |
451 | Little Flock | (1) Luke 12:32 |
452 | Much and More | (1) Luke 12:47-48 |
453 | Repent or Perish | (1) Luke 13:1-5 |
454 | The Barren Tree | (1) Luke 13:6-9 |
455 | Cripple and Sabbath | (1) Luke 13:10-17 |
457 | Jesus and Herod | (1) Luke 13:31-33 |
458 | Dropsy and Sabbath | (1) Luke 14:1-6 |
459 | Place at table | (1) Luke 14:7-10 |
460 | Inviting the Outcasts | (1a) Luke 14:12-14 (1b) Luke 14:21b |
461 | The Tower Builder | (1) Luke 14:28-30 |
462 | The Warring King | (1) Luke 14:31-32 |
463 | Renouncing All | (1) Luke 14:33 |
464 | The Lost Coin | (1) Luke 15:8-10 |
465 | The Prodigal Son | (1) Luke 15:11-32 |
466 | The Unjust Steward | (1) Luke 16:1-7 |
467 | This World's Sons | (1) Luke 16:8 |
468 | Unrighteous Mammon | (1) Luke 16:9 |
469 | Faithful and Unfaithful | (1a) Luke 16:10-12 (1b) 2 Clem. 8:5b [from Luke 16:10a] |
470 | Exaltation and Abomination | (1) Luke 16:14-15 |
471 | Rich Man and Lazarus | (1) Luke 16:19-31 |
472 | Days are Coming | (1) Luke 17:22 |
473 | The Unjust Judge | (1) Luke 18:1-8 |
474 | Pharisee and Publican | (1) Luke 18:9-14 |
475 | Salvation for Zacchaeus | (1) Luke 19:1-9 |
476 | The Disciples' Confession | (1) Luke 19:28-40 |
477 | Jerusalem Destroyed | (1) Luke 19:41-44 |
478 | Two Swords Enough | (1) Luke 22:35-38 |
480 | Ascension of Jesus | (1a) Luke 24:50-52 (1b) Acts 1:9-11 |
I will want to refer to this table in future posts.
Re: The conflict between Jesus with Herodians
Compared to Eisenman I try to be rigourous :-,) It's not easy to mine for facts in his writings, but I'm getting the feeling that Esau/Edom/Idumean is a topic he avoids by going to Qumran. "Biblical scholarship" has been so devoted buttressing the MarcionOrLater Faulines that it's an impediment to getting at the truth of Paul in Acts.
The conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees is blatant in Matthew, but the conflict between Jesus with Herodians is subtler: we really have only Acts to go on. But clearly the Ebionaens were on the right track in rejecting Paul and the Faulines, and the Ebionaens are said to have read Acts: what else did they know about Paul in Acts?
I think to answer that question we'll have to sort out some of the Ebionaen apocrypha, namely the Ascent of James, the Travels of Peter, and the Clementine Recognitions. Now that we know that Paul is a part of Herod's immediate family, the conflict between Peter and Paul in them may show some details on his agenda.
Re: the 1711 Whiston work from Arabic manuscripts
Grabe's essay is on the Internet Archive: But Whiston has a rebuttal: I'll save time and just read the rebuttal.A Steven Avery wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:02 pmThe Grabe response is hereebion wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:40 am Unlike Tischenduper and Bryennius, I trust Whiston, so I'll go back to his Apostolic Constitutions, but maybe I'll avoid the version "improved" by Donaldson. But we still don't know what manuscript Whiston was working from, although he includes the greek that he translated in his book. Unfortunately the version on the Internet Archive is a poor version to OCR, because of the middle English font and dual=greek columns.
Does anyone know of an OCRed version of Whiston's Apostolic Constitutions?
An essay upon two Arabick manuscripts of the Bodleian library,
and that ancient book, call'd the Doctrine of the Apostles, which is said to be extant in them; wherein Mr. Whiston's mistakes about both are plainly prov'd / (1711)
by John Ernest Grabe.
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008734705
Earlier I mentioned the Arabic manuscripts, e.g. there is background information here: