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kere adverted to $ besides which , Gospels very different from those were in use even at the conclusion of the second century . L Of the Gospel of the Hebrews . — -It was a Gospel drawn up by He *
brews—under which appellation the twelve apostles were not understood till after the fourth century—hence it is uncertain why it is ascribed to more Hebrews than one—it was written in
the Aramaean dialect- —and only made use of by Nazarenes and Ebionites in Syria and Palestine—but considered as a very ancient writing by all who were acquainted with it—it was not the same as the Gospel now extant , under the name of Matthew , but was related
to it—at first it was a brief composition , but was gradually increased from time to time by various additionspassages corresponding with some of these additions may be found in the catholic Gospels , but of others there is no trace to be met with—some of
these are mere amplifications of one common text , others only different translations of an Aramaean textit is possible that the Elcesaites also may have used it . 2 . The Gospel of Marcion—related in the order of Luke—in the very words of Luke—but with
variationswith a more defective style of narrative —with omissions of single verses and whole paragraphs—at times it exhibits only the hasty outlines of a transaction which Luke has afterwards completed and worked up—it commenced with the period of time when Jesus appeared as a teacher , but did not
comp rise the concluding passages extant in Luke—still it was not a mutilated Gospel according to Luke , but shorter , and wholly independent of his , although related to it , being in fact the source from which Luke directly or indirectly gathered his materials . 3 . Justin's Memoirs of the Apostles —are , in so far , related to the Gospel
of Matthew , as they comprise a narrative of the youthful history of Jesusyet differ from it in point of expression , in a variety of additions , and as being ^ a more imperfect narrativediffering in additions , which are partly to be traced in the Gospel according to Luke—and partly to be found in no Gospel now extant . —These discrepancies do not proceed from mere quotations from memory—or from any VQL . / XVJ , 2 J >
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harmony or diatessaron of other gospels—or from the use of the Gospel of the Pebrews . 4 . The Gospel of Cerinthus approached in some respect to Justin ' s Memoirs of the Apostles .
5 . The Harmony of Tatianus agreed with the Gospel of the Hebrews in such passages as it exhibits according to Matthew , but in those narrated according to Luke , it approached to the Gospel of Marcion .
6 ,. Of the Gospels of the Apostolic Fathers . —The apostolical fathers were ignorant of the catholic Gospels . 1 . Barnabas must either have collected such portions of the discourses
of Jesus as his writings contain from traditions , or if he quotes from scriptural records at all , his quotations are certainly not taken from the canonical Gospels .
2 . demeiis of Rome cites nothing in his first Epistle to the Corinthians which corresponds with the contents of the catholic Gospels—but , on the contrary , in his second Epistle agrees in one particular passage with the Gospel of the Egyptians .
3 . Ignatius differs equally from the catholic Gospels , but agrees in one place with the Gospel of the Hebrews . 4 . Polycarp certainly does not harmonize with any of the catholic Gospels , although no scriptural record can be traced as the source of that Epistle known under his name .
From the above is inferred that the catholic Gospels were not in use prior to the conclusion of the second century , but that other writings nearly related to them were current up to that period , which in the sequel have been lost .
These Gospels , which have so perished , sprung from one common root , separating afterwards in two distinct branches , each of which again produced its separate shoots .
i . T { ie first of these principal branches , from which the catholic Gospel according to Matthew is derived , comprises 1 . The Gospel of the Hebrews . 2 . The Gospel of Cerinthus . 3 . Justin ' s Memoirs of the
Apostles . 4 . Tatian ' s Harmony of the Gospels ( according to one account ) . ii . The second principal branch , from which the catholic Gospel ac-
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Smnvn&ryof JEHchhom * Introduction te the New Testament . 201
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1821, page 201, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2499/page/9/
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