The Ebionites were an early Jewish/Christian sect who denied the divinity of Christ and all of Pauline soteriology. Some believed Jesus was virgin born, but none affirmed his pre-existence (Isa. 9:6; Mic. 5:2; John 1:1-2; 17:5). They were ascetics who camped on Jesus’ teaching regarding the poor in spirit (Matt. 5:3; Luke 4:18; 7:22) and continued to strictly adhere to the Law and circumcision¹. They believed that Jesus was selected by God as the Anointed One because he perfectly kept the Law. For this reason, this group is sometimes associated with the Judaizers that Paul wrote against in some of his epistles (most notably, Galatians).

Today, many believe that Jesus of Narazeth was not divine.  These include the various inquiries into the 'Historical Jesus' (such as the Jesus Seminar), Mormons, Muslims, and atheists.