Mārūṯā’s Testimony about the Šabtāyē, Christian ‘Observers of the Torah’ in the Fifth Century CE

Mārūṯā’s Testimony about the Šabtāyē, Christian ‘Observers of the Torah’ in the Fifth Century CEJournal of Semitic StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3SMS5YDP/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Franciscodel Río SánchezMārūṯā’s Testimony about the Šabtāyē, Christian ‘Observers of the Torah’ in the Fifth Century CEhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3SMS5YDPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/3SMS5YDPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/3SMS5YDPJournal of Semitic Studies66:1202177-95In his <i>Catalogue of Heresies</i>, Mārūṯā, bishop of Mayperqaṭ (d. c. 420), described a group of heretics who received the name of Šabtāyē, a term that can be translated as ‘Sabbathians’ or ‘Sabbath‐keepers’. They considered themselves as Christians but also defended the validity of the Torah. Many scholars have identified these Šabtāyē with the Σαββατιανοί, the inner schism within the Marcionite church which began around the year 380 in Phrygia and Galatia: this article shows how there are some shreds of evidence that, taken together, suggest that this identification between the Šabtāyē and the followers of Sabbatius does not reflect the reality of the facts. On the other hand, Mārūṯā’s portrait of the Šabtāyē as it appears in his <i>Catalogue of Heresies</i> brings to mind the descriptions of the Ebionites and Nazarenes of many patristic excerpts. Furthermore, the praxis‐based description offered by the Bishop of Mayperqaṭ fits well with the definitions of ‘Jewish‐Christianity’ suggested by different modern authors. Río Sánchez, Francisco del. “Mārūṯā’s Testimony about the Šabtāyē, Christian ‘Observers of the Torah’ in the Fifth Century CE.” Journal of Semitic Studies 66:1 (2021): 77–95. Francisco del Río Sánchez, Mārūṯā’s Testimony about the Šabtāyē, Christian ‘Observers of the Torah’ in the Fifth Century CE, Journal of Semitic Studies 66:1 (2021): 77–95.IV-VII CEJewish ChristianityMarutha of MaipherqatSabbathV CEheresiography