From ba252c14a3008da549a79a4765bbb5d9a441bff6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: embed Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:31:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updates --- EarlyEbioniteMatthew.md | 3 +- EbioniteCanon.md | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- EbioniteChristianity.md | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- EbioniteWebFriends.md | 27 ++++++++++++++++ Home.md | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 5 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 88 deletions(-) create mode 100644 EbioniteWebFriends.md diff --git a/EarlyEbioniteMatthew.md b/EarlyEbioniteMatthew.md index 462df58..641796a 100644 --- a/EarlyEbioniteMatthew.md +++ b/EarlyEbioniteMatthew.md @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ Parent: [[EbioniteChristianity]] ## Early Church "Fathers" on the Primacy of a Hebrew Dialect Matthew https://www.atour.com/forums/peshitta/573.html#3 - -James Trimm, New Messianic Version, translated from the Hebrew and +From: James Trimm, New Messianic Version, translated from the Hebrew and Aramaic HRV https://www.nazarene.net/hrv All of the "Church Fathers", both East and West, testified to the diff --git a/EbioniteCanon.md b/EbioniteCanon.md index 863802f..256646d 100644 --- a/EbioniteCanon.md +++ b/EbioniteCanon.md @@ -2,16 +2,33 @@ Parent: [[Home]] +Each church or congregation defines it's own canon: the Copts and the Ethiopians +and the Assyrian Church of the East all have canons that differ from the Roman. +(Even Luther was trying to make his own canon for a while.) And we don't see much +debate having gone into the Roman one - it's basically what Athanasius put out +in a pastoral letter that was adopted at the Synod at Carthage. +So we are free to make our own. + +The Ebionites according to +[Epiphanius in Panarion Book 1 30.13.6](https://gnosis.study/library/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/ENG/Epiphanius%20of%20Salamis%20-%20The%20Panarion,%20Book%20I%20(Sects%201-46).pdf) +had a Matthew without our first +2 chapters. Which means no virgin birth (something there is no strong need for) +which means that Jesus' father was Joseph. That result is Jesus +is of the Davidic line, which is a Hebrew prerequisite for being a Messiah. +(Which may be the whole point for adding it to the early christian Matthew.) +The Ebionites held that Jesus was born a man by Joseph, and acquired His +divine qualities by the Holy Spirit at his baptism. The Ebionites celebrate +Epiphany as celebration of His baptism by the Holy Spirit, and did not +practice paedobaptism. + If we build on the Ebionites we can start with Matthew, without the first 2 chapters: [Epiphanius in Panarion Book 1 30.13.6](https://gnosis.study/library/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/ENG/Epiphanius%20of%20Salamis%20-%20The%20Panarion,%20Book%20I%20(Sects%201-46).pdf) - -A consequence of Jesus being born of Joseph is that he is of the lineage of -David, a prerequisite to the Hebrews for Jesus being a Messiah. The Ebionites -held that Jesus was born a man by Joseph, and acquired His divine qualities -by the Holy Spirit at his baptism. The Ebion Knights celebrate Epiphany a -celebration of His baptism by the Holy Spirit, and did not practice paedobaptism. +The Ebionites held that Jesus acquired his divinity at his baptism: +"this day I have begotten thee". The Holy Spirit was that dove that +entered him by God's will, hence they're non/anti-Trinitarian, as was +the early church - Tertullian et al. We read Acts as a historical document, being a brief to the Roman procecutor of Paul, intended to help get Paul acquitted, and hence avoid @@ -25,42 +42,39 @@ Luke is valued as well. As our Canon lacks the first 2 chapters of Matthew (or Luke), it lacks the Virgin Birth, so in that sense we would be classed as Nestorian. We are this in congruence with the Church of the East. -### Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek? +Jerome and lots of others make clear that the [[EarlyEbioniteMatthew]] was +written in Aramaic using Hebrew letters, so we would probably follow +the Assyrian [[ChurchOfTheEastPeshitta]] (ACoE) aramaic text, which they +claim to have gotten from the Apostles Thomas and Bartholomew, and have +preserved in Aramaic ever since. It resolves a whole lot of little issues, +(see We ask [[WastheNewTestamentReallyWritteninGreek]]), but with regard +tp the Ecanon, they don't have Revelation, Jude, 2Peter, 2John, 3John in theirs. -We ask [[WastheNewTestamentReallyWritteninGreek]] and clearly the answer is no, -so we use the Aramaic [[ChurchOfTheEastPeshitta]]. +If you don't have the Paulines, you don't have to have Revelation 2,3 or +James or Jude, so you could follow the ACoE and drop those 5. (On the other +hand, they may be absent from the CoE canon because they were not yet +circulating at the time the canon was finalized, < 180 AD.) Similar to the [approach of Carlstadt](.../JWO/carlstadt-research.html) at the beginning of the reformation, we could order the books by -importance, or rate them on a scale of 1-10 (lowest most important). +importance, or rate them on a scale of 1-10 (lowest most important), +with Matthew the sole 1, and those 5 books further down the list. Anything attributed to Paul is probably written later by the Marcionites, e.g. (1Cor. 15:26) - we ask if [[DidMarcionWritePaulsLetters]]? -We feel that we can add any of the books known to be circulating up to Nicea. -So we can add [[TheDidache]] as a community rule, and anything from of the -NagHamadhi library; there have been more early texts discovered in the last +We could add back books that were early christian: pre-Nicaea, +pre-Constantine, pre-Roman (perhaps pre-Greek), pre-Latin emendations. +So we can add [[TheDidache]] as a community rule, and perhaps things from of +the NagHamadhi library; there have been more early texts discovered in the last 180 years, than in the previous 1800! -### Church of the East Canon, without Paul +Is Hebrews Pauline? We think not. Tertullian says it was by Barnabas. -If was hold that [[PaulApostleOfTheHeretics]], we should drop the "Pauline" Writings: -* what letters are not Pauline/Marcions? Hebrews? -* Jude and the Apocalypse of John were excluded from the - [[ChurchOfTheEastPeshitta]] - both are very critical of Paul. - We can drop the Pauline letters, and consider dropping the Apocalypse of John - and Jude as they are not in CoE canon. On the other hand, they may be absent - from the CoE canon because they were not yet circulating at the time the canon - was finalized. - -Is Hebrews Paul? We think not. Tertullian says it was by Barnabas. - -## What are the other Ebionite Writings? - -See [[RecentCanonAdditions]]. +What are the other Ebionite Writings? See [[RecentCanonAdditions]]. ### Preliminary Canon -(In order): +(In some kind of rough order): 1. Gospel of [[EarlyEbioniteMatthew]] ( >= ch. 3 ) 2. Gospel of Luke (Irenaeus reported the Ebionites did use Luke) diff --git a/EbioniteChristianity.md b/EbioniteChristianity.md index 9980f3b..f4f1429 100644 --- a/EbioniteChristianity.md +++ b/EbioniteChristianity.md @@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ Parent: [[Home]] -* We are led by the Apostles with James and followers of their followers, - who later fled to Pella just before the sack of Jerusalem in 70 AD. -* [[EarlyEbioniteMatthew]] Early Church "Fathers" on the Primacy of a Hebrew Dialect Matthew -* [[BnaiAmenEbionites]] The Ebionites were the early branch of "Jewish Christianity" led - by James, the brother of Jesus in Jerusalem. +## Ebonite Christianity + +We are led by the Apostles with James and followers of their followers, +who later fled to Pella just before the sack of Jerusalem in 70 AD, +and in time expanded ro Antioch. + * [[EarlyEbioniteMatthew]] Early Church "Fathers" on the Primacy of a Hebrew Dialect Matthew + * [[BnaiAmenEbionites]] The Ebionites were the early branch of "Jewish Christianity" led + by James, the brother of Jesus in Jerusalem. + The Early Church of the 12 Apostles, under James the brother of Jesus in Jerusalem, held to the Mosaic law, including: * the commandments of Moses @@ -19,18 +23,17 @@ As Christians, we continue the traditions of the Early Church. * the commandments of Moses are commandments of all time. To this we add: * Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (Matt. 22:37) +* the Sabbath day is a day of rest to be celebrated with the congregation + and familiy. The day of the Sabbath is determined by the day of the week + that is the first day of the week in the country you are in: if the first + day of the work week is Monday, then the Sabbath is Sunday. Some groups + celebrate according to the custom of some of the Hebrews, that the day + begins at sunset, although other groups hold that the day begins at + midnight. On the day of rest no work should be performed, i.e. no stores + should be open for commerce, but work that is required, i.e. tending + livestock, is always allowed. -* the Sabbath day is a day of rest to be celebrated with the congregation and familiy. - The day of the Sabbath is determined by the day of the week that is the - first day of the week in the country you are in: if the first day of the - work week is Monday, then the Sabbath is Sunday. Some groups celebrate - according to the custom of some of the Hebrews, that the day begins at - sunset, although other groups hold that the day begins at midnight. - On the day of rest no work should be performed, i.e. no stores should - be open for commerce, but work that is required, i.e. tending livestock, - is always allowed. - -* As Christians: +As Christians: * we celebrate Passover as the rememberance of the Cruxifiction in addition to the Seders of the Hebrews (Luke 22:19); we keep the feast of the unleavened bread. @@ -41,17 +44,29 @@ As Christians, we continue the traditions of the Early Church. * we do not adopt [[ConstantinianChurch]] Cross as symbol: if we have a symbol it is likely to be the sword (Matt. 10:34). -* Our [[EbioniteCanon]] follows that of the Jamsian church and +Our [[EbioniteCanon]] follows that of the Jamesian church and * puts the primacy on the Gospel of Matthew, without the first 2 chapters + * rejects the Paulines of [[PaulApostleOfTheHeretics]]. + * We set as a criteria for inclusion into our Canon the synergy with the + Gospel of Matthew. + * The law of circumcision applies and is encouraged for infants, + but we do not hold it to be a requirement for fellowship, nor is it + considered a ritual to be done in a special manner by a special person. + * The law of matriarcical heritage was not held by all Hebrew groups, + and was not detailed in the Pentauch as far as we know. It is of a lesser + importance to us a Christians in that we do not hold that one must be + a Christian (or Hebrew) by birth for fellowship. -* The law of circumcision applies and is encouraged for infants, - but we do not hold it to be a requirement for fellowship, nor is it - considered a ritual to be done in a special manner. +We are for life, and against death: + * we oppose all forms of abortion + * we oppose all forms of euthanasia + * we oppose the death penalty + * we are Concientious Objectors - we fight War, but will defend ourselves. -* The law of matriarcical heritage was not held by all Hebrew groups, - and was not detailed in the Pentauch as far as we know. It is of a lesser - importance to us a Christians in that we do not hold that one must be - a Christian (or Hebrew) by birth for fellowship. +We place an emphasis on what Jesus was known for - Healing: + * Concientious Objectors to pHarma + * Seek remedies to enhance our God-given Natural Healing abilities + * Follow the Christian practices of healing where possible, with healing circles. ## JWO Videos diff --git a/EbioniteWebFriends.md b/EbioniteWebFriends.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ded678c --- /dev/null +++ b/EbioniteWebFriends.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Parent: [[Home]] + +## Friends Sympathetic to Ebionite Christianity + +### Douglas Del Tonto + +We draw tremendous inspiration from Douglas Del Tonto's work starting with a book +titled "Jesus' Words Only" that places the emphasis for Christianity on +"Sola Scriptura". He had [a website](https://jesuswordsonly.com) but that is +now gone. His book was available on the site for free-download in PDF and is on +[archive.org](https://archive.org/download/JesusWordsOnlyOrWasPaulTheApostleJesusCondemnsInRevelation22) + +### Forrest Marready + +* [protarian.org](https://protarian.org) + +### Assyrian Holy Apostoloc Church of the East + +* https://www.atour.com/ +* https://aim.atour.com/ + +### Research + +We engage with bible experts in research forums: + +--- +[[Title]] [[TitleIndex]] diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md index ab02723..3a9311c 100644 --- a/Home.md +++ b/Home.md @@ -7,64 +7,69 @@ It's time for Christianity 2.0. ### Inspired by Early Christianity * We following the [[EbioniteChristianity]] of Jesus' brother James, until his - murder by the Sadducees and Pharasees in ~63 AD + murder by the Sadducees and Pharisees in ~63 AD * we are followers of James and followers of their followers who later fled to Pella just before the sack of Jerusalem in 70 AD. * we follow their rejection of Paul as the [[PaulApostleOfTheHeretics]] and reject the "Pauline" Epistles. * we hold to the Mosaic law, and reject the teachings of the Pharesees. * We have a revised [[EbioniteCanon]], augmented by [[RecentCanonAdditions]]. +* We follow their rejection of Paul as an Apostate as shown in Acts, + and we reject of the "Pauline" Epistles: we ask [[DidMarcionWritePaulsLetters]]. ### Inspired by Jesus Christ * We emphasise Christianity as the Way of God in Spirit and in Truth. -* We are Concientious Objectors - we fight War, but will defend ourselves. +* We are Conscientious Objectors - we fight War, but will defend ourselves. * We place the Emphasis on what Jesus was known for - Healing: - * Concientious Objectors to pHarma + * Conscientious Objectors to pHarma * Seek remedies to enhance our God-given Natural Healing abilities * Follow the Christian practices of healing where possible, with healing circles. - * casting out of demons from the body politic + * we hope to learn the casting out of demons from the body politic +* We hold to an intense, literal understanding of the first commandment: + "You shall have no other gods before Me". Because of that, we reject everything that + would deify anything other than God the Father as he’s described within scripture. + This means we do not think of Jesus Christ as an angel, God, or any + other deity, but a very special human being uniquely gifted by our Creator. + This means we acknowledge the Holy Spirit as the power of God himself, not a + separate deity. -### Inspired by Early Christianity +### Inspired by the Natural Order -* We follow the [[EbioniteChristianity]] of Jesus' brother James, until his - murder by the Sadducees and Pharasees in ~63 AD -* We hold to a revised [[EbioniteCanon]], augmented by [[RecentCanonAdditions]]. -* We follow their rejection of Paul as an Apostate as shown in Acts, - and we reject of the "Pauline" Epistles: we ask [[DidMarcionWritePaulsLetters]]. + + +* We celebrate the natural order of Creation and thank God he made + women and men so different; we vive-la-difference. +* We promote a strong patriarchal hierarchy and work to get rid of modern communism. +* We reject anything outside of heterosexual relationships as normal or acceptable. * We acknowledge we have enemies, and we may be illegal in woke juristictions. + Hate crime laws are specifically applied to Christians, their intended target. +* We reject transhumanism in all its forms. That means we reject *NA-altering + pharmaceutical products, and AI front-ends that shirk human responsibility. +* We reject almost all vaccines, as all the consequent harm is being systematically + denied, and the victims denigrated. +* We discourage social media and believe it cannot replace realhuman interaction, + with a real human sense of reponsibility. ## Jesus' Words Only or Was Paul the Apostle Jesus Condemns in Revelation 2:2 -We draw tremendous inspiration from Douglas Del Tonto's work starting with a book -titled "Jesus' Words Only" that places the emphasis for Christianity on -"Sola Scriptura". He had a website at https://jesuswordsonly.com but that is +We draw tremendous inspiration from Douglas Del Tonto's work starting with a book +titled "[[JesusWordsOnly]]" that places the emphasis for Christianity on +"Sola Scriptural". He had [a website](https://jesuswordsonly.com) but that is now gone. His book was available on the site for free-download in PDF and is on -https://archive.org/download/JesusWordsOnlyOrWasPaulTheApostleJesusCondemnsInRevelation22 -He also has a youtube channel at https://youtube.com/@jesuswordsonly where he -has hundreds of videos reading and explaining the book. - -We have retrieved the contents of the [[JesusWordsOnly]] book and have -converted it to Wiki syntax so that we can easily link the contents to -Wiki pages, and then index the scripture references from the book and the videos: - -* [[JwoYouTube]] YouTube videos -* [[JwoVids]] Commentary from YouTube videos -* [[JwoRefs]] Scripture References in JWO Book -* [[JwoSite]] JWO Website Scripture References -* [[JwoWebSitePages]] JWO Website Pages -* [[JWO/JWO_23_01_Pdfs]] JWO Website Pdfs (Broken) +[archive.org](https://archive.org/download/JesusWordsOnlyOrWasPaulTheApostleJesusCondemnsInRevelation22) ### OSIS Bible Commentary -We are working on a commentary in OSIS bible format that can create -Sword and ESword modules that can be used alongside any bible with -bible reading software. We favour that as an approach rather than trying -to emit a definitive bible translation of the bible, as the base bibles vary greatly, -and we still need to refer to the KJV for versification. +We are working on a commentary in OSIS bible format that can create Sword +and ESword modules that can be used alongside any bible reading software. +We favour that as an approach rather than trying to emit a definitive bible +translation of the bible, as the base bibles vary greatly, and we still +need to refer to the KJV for versification. -### Wiki Software +--- * [[WikiSoftware]] +* [[EbioniteWebFriends]] ---