Before they were married, it was learned that she was to have a baby by the Holy Spirit. The following fragments are derived from quotations in the writings of various Church Fathers. And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well the story of Tammuz, etc.]. priests and rulers with Yahshua, our Chief, and that will be our rest. One interesting tidbit from a Mormon perspective is that Jesus says the following: Even so did my mother, the Holy Spirit, take me by one of my hairs and carry me away on to the great mountain Tabor. Some commentators believe that this reference stems from that the word "spirit" in Hebrew is of the feminine gender. to James the Just and said to him: My brother, eat your bread, for the Son of She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.". Matthew 12:32 makes his meaning more precise, "Whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven either in this age or in the age to come.". 11:29 cf. And she is referred to in feminine terms in several passages in the Old Testament. The Holy Spirit requires a vessel for its manifestation, but it is not a worldly vessel or garment; it is a vessel of consciousness. concerning which there is any dispute. And it came to pass when the Lord was come up out of the water, the whole fount of the Holy Spirit descended upon him and rested on him and said to him: "My son, in all the prophets was I waiting for you that you should come and I might rest in you. Start your free trial today! Gospel according to the Hebrews, (in Jerome, that marvels shall reign, and he that has reigned shall rest. The name Gospel of the Hebrews appears to have also been a generic term for Jewish-Christian gospels, which has led to some confusion among such titles as the Gospel of the Nazoraeans, the Gospel of the Ebionites, the Gospel according to the Hebrews, and the lost Gospel of Matthew in Aramaic. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. ignorance.". Jewish studies have shown that this Heavenly Jerusalem is a The addition of the letter Shin (the Holy Spirit) to the name Jehovah (YHVH) reveals the mystery of the Spirit in the qabbalistic name of Jesus, YHShVH. The Holy Prophet Mani was such a vessel; even his name means "vessel." Every effort is made to share information accurately but accuracy, reliability and completeness are not guaranteed. Its date and authorship are uncertain, although it is not more recent than the mid-second century. Our Teacher of Gnosis is still here. Willis Barnstone ISBN Gospel according to the Hebrews (in Origen, Commentary on John 2:12 and Homily on Jeremiah 15:4)--And if any accept the Gospel of the Hebrews, here the Savior says: "Even so did my mother, the Holy Spirit, take me by one of my hairs, and carry me to the great Mount Tabor." Jerome also records these words in Latin in his . bread." Hebrew, as used in Zechariah 12:10, the word for "only" is yachid Most commentators conclude that the text was similar enough to the canonical forms of Matthew that it was considered basically orthodox. And, Jerome on But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts. Despite being feminine in Hebrew, In Greek (the language of our current early New Testament manuscripts), the word for Spirit is gender neutral. Likewise, he was said to have worn the records after the resurrection of the Savior: And when the Lord had given the John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. Jerusalem" [Ezekiel 8:3], i.e. All upon him.Further in the Gospel which we have just mentioned we find the (which is now "lost"). The Gospel of the Nazaraeans ("observers") in Hebrew is believed to have Luk 1:36 Mary went to minister to her aged Cousin about to have a baby. In fact, these passages say nothing about the gender of The Holy Spirit. received Christ are particularly delighted. There was a gospel used by the Ebionites (an early Jewish Christian sect) sect referred to as The Gospel of the Hebrews. The mythic cycle of the liturgical year seems to come to an end at Pentecost, yet, for the Gnostic, it is the beginning of the true spiritual mission of the Christos. V.14.96. he will marvel; and having marveled, he will reign; and having reigned, he will 4:8 cf. Origin and characteristics The Gospel of the Hebrews, as known to scholars, is thought to have been composed in Greek. Scan this QR code to download the app now. This was not a strange concept to early Jewish-Christians. Within Judaism, the Shekinah (or "visible" cloud of the Presence) is a interpreted to have been the "ephod"; however, the "plate" was the golden Care should be My Anxious Attachment Style, Abandonment Fears and the Gift of the Holy Ghost, Top Evidence Supporting and Challenging Literal LDS (Mormon) Truth Claims, The Racism of the Mormon Church (God is Not a Racist), The 200th Anniversary of Joseph Smiths First Vision (That Never Happened), Discovering and Embracing My Emotions: Healing From a Mormon Paradigm, Love Transcends All. [Forsooth the generation of Christ was this. of Esdraelon (Greek for Jezreel); and is where Barak gathered his ten thousand New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. Read full chapter. "Virgin Luke 1:15 in all English translations. Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. The angel Gabriel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be . The early Church father Jerome, while commenting on the feminine aspects of the Spirit of God in Isaiah 11 in Hebrew also said the following: For also in that Gospel written according to the Hebrews, which the Nazaraeans read, the Lord says: Just now, my Mother (mater), the Holy Spirit, took me. Nobody should be offended by this, for among the Hebrews the Spirit is said to be of the feminine gender (genere feminino), although in our language it is called to be of masculine gender and in the Greek language neuter. (Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel 6 [on Ezekiel 18:7]): In the Gospel according to the Hebrews which the Nazaraeans are drunk the cup of the Lord until he should see him risen from among them that Nicephorus lists three categories of scriptures: the canonical writings, the recognized apocrypha, and the antilegomenadisputed works. The Ebionites, with which it may also have been associated, were indeed considered heretical as a Judaizing sect, though not as a Gnostic group. fathers". (Galatians 3:28 NKJV), but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. to a "holy mountain". Alexandria, Miscellanies V.14.96); also cf. of the Saints" was also spawned. uses, says, after the resurrection of the Savior: "Now the Lord, when "Armageddon" will be the gathering place of the final battle of the age. King David said about God's role in our conception: "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb . On the other hand, some have suggested that this passage may constitute an identification of the Virgin Mary as an incarnation of the Holy Spirit. appeared to him (for James had sworn that he would not eat bread from that hour gave it to James the Just and said to him, "My brother, eat your bread, for the son, who reigns forever. Gospel according to the Hebrews (in Jerome, On And if any accept the Gospel according to the Hebrews, where the Saviour himself saith, 'Even now did my mother the Holy Spirit take me by one of mine hairs, and carried me away unto the great mountain Thabor', he will be perplexed, &c. . Levine, Amy-Jill, and Marianne Blickenstaff. It commemorates the promised coming of the Holy Spirit to the Disciples, which was predicted by Jesus prior to his mystical death and resurrection. Lost "Gospel of the Hebrews" and the Holy Spirit as Jesus' mother. that I might rest in you. separated and ritualized in the "church" as the Eucharist, and a heirarchy of rest.". 2 Before Jesus was born, Elizabeth called him "my Lord" in Luke 1:43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? To Matt. understand and, thus receiving rest. as well: "this day have I begotten thee". him, "John the Baptist baptizes for the forgiveness of sins; let us go and be "crown" upon which the letters YHVH were inscribed and placed on the "turban" Whereas the Logos (the Word) is symbolic of the masculine polarity, the voice of the Holy Spirit is feminine. In the Christian mythos the festival of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the fire of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. the text. Luke 1:15 says :For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb" . That baby was John the Baptist. The following are the only known extractions from it. His mother Mary and Joseph had promised to get married. Gospel about "brotherly love". But he said to them, "In what way have I sinned that I should word "rest" above is that it refers to the Jewish belief that the Messiah's But Pritchett is willing to wait for time and future revelations to clarify the Divine Mother's role. Even Jerome seems to agree with the saying in this When our first child was born, my mother said my husband and I should come to my parents' home for the first week or so, in order for her to help me. In Qabbalah, this voice, like the Holy Spirit, is represented by a dove, and is called Bath Qol, the Daughter of the Voice. In the Song of Solomon she is the voice of the dove heard again in our land. In the Jewish Targum she is called the "Voice of the Holy Spirit of Salvation.". Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.