The gospel of matthew according to a primitive hebrew text by george howard mercer university press 1987 silver mountain hebrew font typed by stephanie harvey, 1994. It was compiled and completed around the year 85, by the jewish doctor ben shem tov ben isaac shaprut. According to nehemia gordon, a karaite jew, more than 27 hebrew manuscripts of the gospel of matthew exist. The gospel of matthew hebrew text by george howard mercer. The ebionites maintained custody at a library in caesarea which jerome was granted access to, and he did a complete translation around 390 ad. Preaching to the gentiles is not mentioned in shem tovs hebrew matthew, and is even called the work of the antichrist in matt 24. Gibbon, rise and fall hebrew matthew preserved original teachings but unaccountably lost 778. Introduction to a hebrew translation of the gospel of mark. John cortright no early hebrew translations of the new testament are known. His insights on shem tobs hebrew text and the greek texts were d uly noted then. Hebrew matthew shem tov with matthew 24, 25, 26 page 3. Gordon explains the flaws inherit in the best translations and explores the rich meaning in the word puns only present in the hebrew text. A recent comment at apostolic friends forum of june 12, 2015, noted rives original gospel of matthew provides another example where matthew 28. Yahusha assumed for the matthean community a stance parallel and equal to moshe.
The hebrew matthew in its original form eventually passed away from disuse. And this gospel will be preached in all the earth for a witness concerning me to all the nations and then the end will come. Click for downloadable word files or pdf files with full font reproduction. In the greek gospel of matthew, the text in a sentence in the lords prayer which says, give us this day our daily bread, the greek word translated daily is epiousion. The hebrew gospel hypothesis or proto gospel hypothesis or aramaic matthew hypothesis is a group of theories based on the proposition that a lost gospel in hebrew or aramaic lies behind the four canonical gospels. Verse by verse commentary on gospel of matthew duncan heaster published. The ogm represents what the early church identified as the original work of matthew in hebrew. It is based on the standard historic text of the early church. This is the new testament book of matthew in hebrew. Howards book, the gospel of matthew according to a primitive hebrew text. The gospel of the hebrews had the hebrew word mahar which means of tomorrow.
The shem tov matthew or shem tobs matthew consists of a complete text of gospel of matthew in the hebrew language found interspersed among anticatholic commentary in the 12th volume of a polemical treatise the touchstone c. Nevertheless, enough of the original text is left intact to reveal its original character. Jul 01, 2005 the real problem is that the greeks were not really fluent in hebrew, so parts of the translation are incorrect. Jan 04, 2014 though no copies are extant, there is good historical evidence that matthews gospel was first written in hebrew. It reflects readings in other ancient manuscripts such as codex sinaiticus and the gospel of thomas xii. M y hebrew translation of the gospel of mark 1 grew out of an eightyear personal encounter with this gospel. The hebrew gospel according to matthew internet archive. It is based upon an early christian tradition, deriving from the 2ndcentury bishop papias of hierapolis, that the apostle matthew. The gospel of matthew chapter one matthew begins his gospel with the genealogy of jesus from abraham to joseph. Hebrew gospel of matthew this is the photograph of a page of the hebrew gospel of matthew, contained in a sephardic treaty known by the name of even bohan. Shemtobs hebrew matthew does not preserve the original hebrew in a pure form.
You should also get the book by nehemia gordon, the hebrew yeshua vs. Koch was a weekly participant and the respected authority on the greek texts of the gospels. The hebrew gospel of matthew with nehemia gordon nehemias. Some of the early church fathers eusebius and irenaeus in particular seem to suggest that matthew wrote his gospel in hebrew. Though no copies are extant, there is good historical evidence that matthews gospel was first written in hebrew.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Shem tov book 1 through 11, book 12 of yeshu mashiach. This peculiar argument against the longstanding belief that aramaic or hebrew was the language in which matthew originally composed his gospel was first raised in the 16th century by the dutch theologian and patristics scholar desiderius erasmus. Shem tov book 1 through 11, book 12 of yeshu mashiach hebrew. The gospel of matthew has long been the most popular of the four canonical gospels. In the gospel of matthew there is no denigration of. Matthews hebrew gospel was not used by the churches at large. Commentary on the gospel according to matthew author. The hebrew gospel hypothesis or protogospel hypothesis or aramaic matthew hypothesis is a group of theories based on the proposition that a lost gospel in hebrew or aramaic lies behind the four canonical gospels. While that translation manuscript was lost, over 49 quotes of that ogm were made by the early patristic. The present book is a revised edition of the hebrew gospel of matthew according to a primitive hebrew text 1995 in which the hebrew text of the gospel of matthew as it appeared in even bohan is printed, accompanied by an english translation and an expanded and thorough revision of. Gospel of matthew according to a primitive hebrew text by george howard free download as pdf file. In fact, all such suppositions rely on a single story in papias whose work survives only in fragmentary quotation, and papias himself wrote long after the events. Nehemia gordon relates how he a karaite jew and technical scholar and keith johnson an african american and methodist pastor together studied a nontranslated hebrew gospel of matthew.
This was the view of the early church that is reflected in st matthews being the first gospel in the canon of the new testament. The hebrew matthew of the even bohan has many similarities to writings other than just the greek gospel of matthew. In addition is an article 23 versions with the shorter ending of matthew 28. Jerome chose the greek gospel reading in translating his latin text. There is convincing evidence that this old hebrew gospel is a revision passing through many copyists and editors of the hebrew gospel written by the apostle himself. Matthews hebrew gospel and the gospel of the hebrews. He also quotes from the gospel used by the nazoreans and the ebionites, which he says he has recently translated from hebrew to.
Original gospel of matthew in hebrew jesus words only. Translated and with an introduction notes and appendices kindle edition by schonfield, hugh, engelking, stephen. The gospel of matthew hebrew text by george howard. The gospel of the hebrews is known from quotations by cyril of jerusalem discourse on mary theotokos 12a, origen commentary on john 2. A fourteenth century text in which jesus taught the. Chapter iii on the shem tob hebrew gospel of matthew also includes dr. So then matthew wrote the oracles in the hebrew language, and everyone interpreted them as he was able. A table of these witnesses may be found after the gospel. The greek jesus hebrew yeshuavsthegreekjesus learn more at. Gospel of matthew according to a primitive hebrew text by george. Part two contains an analysis of shemtobs hebrew matthew, including its place within the traditional. Thus he shows the royal lineage of jesus from david, one of the first things required to convince a jewish audience that jesus qualified to be the messiah 117. Was the gospel of matthew originally in hebrew nehemiaswall. He reasoned that, since there is no evidence of an aramaic or hebrew original of matthews.
Salkinsons other work was his hebrew translation of the greek new. Although no such manuscripts exist, writings of early church fathers indicate that the. Shem tobs hebrew gospel of matthew is the oldest extant hebrew version of the gospel of. The hebrew gospel of matthew the gospel of matthew is a gospel of law and differs radically from pauls gospel which is based of faith. It was edited and emended by jewish scribes in the middle ages. Hebrew text of matthew, extracted from shem tov ibn shapruts. Nov 15, 2017 according to nehemia gordon, a karaite jew, more than 27 hebrew manuscripts of the gospel of matthew exist. So then matthew wrote the oracles in the hebrew language, and everyone interpreted them as. Finally, a fairly long passage from the gospel of mark was incorporated into in the text of shemtob hebrew matthew xiii. Matthew put down the words of the lord in the hebrew language, and others have translated them, each as best he could. Whether those are originals are to be decided when nehemia publishes them im not sure if he will share with us originals or translations. The real problem is that the greeks were not really fluent in hebrew, so parts of the translation are incorrect. However, it is also likely that it was taken by the ebionites and textually corrupted in the late second century with many additions, deletions, and changes and called by them the gospel of the hebrews. Jul 15, 2005 gibbon, rise and fall hebrew matthew preserved original teachings but unaccountably lost 778.
Jul 04, 2018 in this episode of hebrew voices, the name of god in the hebrew gospel of matthew, nehemia gordon talks about how a karaite jew came to study the new testament in hebrew, what he discovered regarding gods name in a hebrew gospel preserved by jewish rabbis, and how we know matthew was originally written in hebrew. Shem tov book 1 through 11, book 12 of yeshu mashiach hebrew matthew mattityah page 3. Shem tovs hebrew matthew matthew collected the oracles ta logia in the hebrew language, and each interpreted them as best he could. Fulke, a defense of the sincere and true translations of the nt at 50 discusses jeromes statement that matthew in hebrew version never follows lxx, and in particular the hebrew is the source of 2 quotes not found in the lxx. Was matthews gospel first written in aramaic or hebrew. In 1995 when i offered at the semi nary a seminar on the shem tob text, dr. Jun 01, 2015 holy language institute learn biblical hebrew. The following excerpts from george howards book, hebrew gospel of matthew dispels any idea that shemtobs matthew or anything written by professor howard provides justification for the actions taken by the watchtower. In this episode of hebrew voices, the name of god in the hebrew gospel of matthew, nehemia gordon talks about how a karaite jew came to study the new testament in hebrew, what he discovered regarding gods name in a hebrew gospel preserved by jewish rabbis, and how we know matthew was originally written in hebrew i look forward to reading your comments. The intrinsic difference between these lies in the fact that pauls audience were gentiles whereas matthew was preaching to hebrew believersin.