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This next quote comes from Epiphanius (Panarion 30.13.1), where he records the specific teaching of the Ebionites regarding their relationship to Paul:
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“There are some who do not admit the Apostle Paul, as is the case with the two sects of Ebionites, who regard him as an apostate from the Law.”
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From Epiphanius, Panarion 30.16.8–9, regarding the Ebionite view of the “True Church” vs. the “Pauline” churches:
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“They say that they are the Successors of the Apostles, and they themselves are the Disciples of the Lord… But they call Paul a Deceiver and an Antichrist, and they say that he has abolished the Law of God.”
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From Epiphanius, Panarion 29.7.3, regarding the Nazarenes’ rejection of the labels given to them by the followers of Paul:
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“They do not call themselves Christians—for that is a name which became current in Antioch—but they call themselves Nazoraeans, as if from the name of the place Nazareth. But they are in all things Jews and nothing else.”
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From Epiphanius, Panarion 30.17.4, regarding the Ebionite claim that Paul’s teachings were a direct corruption of the “True Church” established by James:
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“They say that James, who was the brother of the Lord, was the first of the Apostles, and that the other Apostles were his disciples. They say that Paul was not an Apostle, and that he has filled the world with a false doctrine.”
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From Epiphanius, Panarion 30.15.1–4, regarding the Ebionite rejection of the “New Covenant” as preached by Paul:
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“They say that they are Jews, and they are like the Jews… but they say that they have been Chosen by God, and that they alone are the Remnant of the true Israel. They maintain that the Apostle Paul was a Transgressor of the Law, and they cast out his Epistles entirely.”