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The Gospel of the Hebrews is a 2nd-century (?) Jewish Christian Gospel, now in collection of NT Apocrypha.

Overview

The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost text. Only a few fragments survive in the form of quotations from Christian authors.

Gospel of the Hebrews (sources)

Cyril of Jerusalem

It is written in the Gospel of the Hebrews that when Christ wished to come upon the earth to men the Good Father called a mighty power in the heavens which was called Michael, and committed Christ to the care thereof. And the power came down into the world, and it was called Mary, and [Christ] was in her womb for seven months. Afterwards she gave birth to Him, and He increased in stature, and He chose the Apostles, who preached Him in every place. He fulfilled the appointed time that was decreed for Him. And the Jews became envious of Him, they hated Him, they changed the custom of their Law, and they rose up against Him and laid a trap and caught Him, and they delivered Him to the governor, and he gave Him to them to crucify Him. And after they had raised Him up on the Cross the Father took Him up into heaven unto Himself.

Jerome

1st fragment -- And it came to pass, when the Lord had come up from the water, the entire fountain of the Holy Spirit descended and rested upon him and said to him, "My son, in all the prophets did I await thee, that thou mightest come and I might rest in thee; for thou art my rest; thou art my firstborn Son that reignest for ever."

4th fragment -- And be ye never joyful save when ye have looked upon your brother in charity.

5th fragment -- ... he is set down among the greatest criminals who hath grieved the spirit of his brother.

6th fragment -- And when the Lord had given his linen cloth to the servant of the priest he went to James and appeared unto him. For James had sworn that he would not eat bread from that hour wherein he had drunk the cup of the Lord until he saw him rising again from the dead... "Bring a table and bread." And he took up the bread and blessed and broke and afterward gave to James the Just and said to him, "My brother, eat thy bread, for the Son of Man is risen from them that sleep."

Origen

2nd fragment -- Just now my mother the Holy Spirit took me by one of my hairs and bore me up on to the great mountain Tabor.

Clement of Alexandria

3rd fragment -- He who seeks will not stop till he find; and having found, he will wonder; and wondering, he will reign; and reigning, he will rest.

7th fragment -- Jesus said, “He that has marveled shall reign, and he that has reigned shall rest. ”

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