The Gospel according to the Hebrews: Reconstructed from Ancient Sources in Hebrew and English

The Gospel According to the Hebrews — Reconstructed from Ancient Sources in Hebrew and EnglishBy James Scott TrimmFor nearly two millennia, the original Hebrew gospel cherished by the earliest Jewish followers of Yeshua — the Nazarenes — has been lost to history. Known to the Church Fathers as “the especial delight of those of the Hebrews who have accepted Messiah” (Eusebius), and described by Jerome as “the Gospel which the Nazarenes and Ebionites use”, this text was the firsthand account of those who knew Yeshua and kept the Torah.Fragments of this gospel survive — about fifty quotations scattered through early Christian writings, along with parallels in canonical and apocryphal works. Drawing on decades of research, James Scott Trimm has painstakingly gathered these fragments, compared them with Matthew, Luke, John, and related ancient sources, and woven them back into a single continuous Hebrew text with English translation.This groundbreaking work presents:A full reconstructed text of the Gospel According to the Hebrews in the Hebrew language alongside English translation on facing pages.Historical background on the Nazarenes, Ebionites, and the role of this gospel in early Jewish-Christian communities.Analysis of its influence on the four canonical gospels, the Protoevangelion of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Nicodemus, and even medieval works like the Gospel of Barnabas and the Toldot Yeshu.Synoptic solution insights showing how this lost gospel may have been the primary source for Matthew and Luke, and a secondary source for John.More than a historical reconstruction, this is a work of prophetic vision — returning to light a gospel sealed for centuries. Readers will encounter unique readings, Hebraic idioms, and first-century Jewish context often lost in Greek translations. This is the gospel as the first disciples would have heard it — rooted in Torah, spoken in Hebrew, and alive with the voice of the Shepherd of Israel.Whether you are a biblical scholar, student of early Christianity, or seeker of the Jewish roots of the faith, this volume is an essential resource. It offers not only a rare window into the earliest gospel tradition but also a challenge to rediscover the message as it was first given — in the language, culture, and faith of its original hearers.“May all who read these pages hear, in these ancient words, the living voice of the Shepherd of Israel — and may the day soon come when all Israel hears the words of the book, and the branches are made one in their own olive tree.” — James Scott Trimm Read more