A.F.J. Klijn

Dutch New Testament scholar and theologian, long associated with the University of Groningen. He is known for work in textual criticism (especially the Western text of the New Testament) and for studies of early Jewish‑Christian gospels and other early Christian apocrypha, including publications such as A Survey of the Researches into the Western Text of the Gospels and Acts and Jewish‑Christian Gospel Tradition.

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  1. 1. Jewish Christian Gospel Tradition

    Cover of 'Jewish Christian Gospel Tradition' by A.F.J. Klijn

    This study collects and translates the fragmentary testimonies to the so‑called Jewish‑Christian gospels (of the Hebrews, Nazarenes, and Ebionites), offering a critical edition with commentary and analyzing their relationship to the canonical Gospels. It examines their Christology, attitudes toward Torah observance, and the communities that used them. Emphasizing methodological caution, it weighs whether these texts reflect adaptations of Matthew or later harmonizations and assesses what they can reveal about early Jewish‑Christianity.