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Ebionitism

Ebionitism

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Beliefs of an early Christian group that saw Jesus as human and kept Jewish law
  • noun
  • /ˌɛbiəˈnaɪtɪzəm/
  • Specialized
: ebionitismo
  • The Ebionitism movement emphasized Jesus' humanity.

Examples

  • Ebionitism is often described as a belief system that emphasizes Ebionitism as a human who strictly followed Jewish laws.

  • Debates about the divinity of Jesus often reference the teachings of Ebionitism.

  • The historian wrote a detailed account of Ebionitism and its influence on early Christianity.

  • Some scholars argue that Ebionitism represented a significant branch of Jewish Christianity.

  • Many early Christians followed Ebionitism.

  • The scholars debated the influence of Ebionitism on early Christian theology and its relationship with Judaism.

  • Many historians note that Ebionitism represents a significant perspective in the study of early Christianity.

Surface Forms

Ebionitism singular
Ebionitisms plural

Morphology

Ebionitism = Ebionite (transparent) = Ebionite + ism

Standard formation from the noun 'Ebionite' plus '-ism' denotes the beliefs or movement of that group, so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Ebionitism comes from the group name Ebion, a Hebrew word meaning 'poor' or 'the poor'. So Ebionitism is the set of beliefs of that early Jewish Christian group who called themselves 'the poor' and who saw Jesus as a human and followed Jewish law.