The Gospel of Merinthus

which may in fact be "The Gospel of Cerinthus", belongs to the apostolic period, immediately after the Crucifixion, according to Epiphanius, the bishop of Salamis on the island of Cyprus, writing at the end of the 4th century CE.

Epiphanius states that "St Luke, in the beginning of his gospel by these words 'forasmuch as many have taken in hand' etc, and does intimate there had been many undertakers; among which I say were Cerinthus and Merinthus and others."

Epiphanius then goes on to assume that Merinthus and Cerinthus were in fact the same person, "as we see now by the accounts we now have". 

Beyond this, I have nothing to add, save the providing of this link, which will not lead you to text, because there is none, but will tell you a great deal more about Cerinthus - the same link is at the end of my Cerinthus page.

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