Have any christian read the gospal of barnabas?

Question

Why gospal of barnabas declared apocrypha?

Answer 1

No. I have read some others. Books in the Bible were chosen several ways. One was if Jesus or the apostles quoted from it.

Answer 2

Yes, I've read it.

In one of the answers, it states that the book wasn't written till the Middle Ages. Even though it isn't an inspired book, it is a very old book, and that person is misinformed. It is actually one of the oldest Christian writings and was named the Letter of Barnabas because many people believed it was written by the Biblical Barnabas. Eusebius of the fourth century ranked the book among the spurious books of the church which were known and read, but not regarded as authoritative. Copies of it have been found alongside manuscripts of books that were admitted into the Bible canon, so that in itself helped to give the book a boost toward credibility.

It was eventually dismissed as apocrypha because of "numerous inaccuracies which it contains with respect to Mosaic enactments and observances - the absurd and trifling interpretations of Scripture which it suggests" .

Answer 3

There is much talk these days about lost books of the Bible. From cults to the New Age, people make all sorts of claims about how the Bible is missing books, books that help justify what they hope to believe. Sometimes people claim that the Bible was edited to take out reincarnation, or the teaching of higher planes of existence, or different gods, or ancestor worship, or "at-one-ment" with nature.
The "lost books" were never lost. They were known by the Jews in Old Testament times and the Christians of the New Testament times and were never considered scripture. They weren't lost nor were they removed. They were never in the Bible in the first place.
The additional books were not included in the Bible for several reasons. They lacked apostolic or prophetic authorship, they did not claim to be the Word of God; they contain unbiblical concepts such as prayer for the dead in 2 Macc. 12:45-46; or have some serious historical inaccuracies.
Nevertheless, the Roman Catholic church has added certain books to the canon of scripture. In 1546, largely due in response to the Reformation, the Roman Catholic church authorized several more books as scripture known as the apocrypha. The word apocrypha means hidden. It is used in a general sense to describe a list of books written by Jews between 300 and 100 B.C. More specifically, it is used of the 7 additional books accepted by the Catholic church as being inspired. The entire list of books of the apocrypha are: 1 and 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, the Rest of Esther, the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, (also titled Ecclesiasticus), Baruch, The Letter of Jeremiah, Song of the Three Young Men, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, The Additions to Daniel, The Prayer of Manasseh, and 1 and 2 Maccabees. The books accepted as inspired and included in the Catholic Bible are Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch
The Pseudepigraphal books are "false writings." They are a collection of early Jewish and "Christian" writings composed between 200 BC and AD 200. However, they too were known and were never considered scripture.
The deuterocanonical (apocrypha) books are those books that were included in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) but not included in the Hebrew Bible. The recognized deuterocanonical books are "Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus (also called Sirach or Ben Sira), Baruch (including the Letter of Jeremiah), 1 and 2 Maccabees, and additions to the books of Esther and Daniel. The canon of the Greek Orthodox community also includes 1 Esdras, the Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, and 3 Maccabees, with 4 Maccabees as an appendix."1

Answer 4

Yes, many have. I have not. There are thousands of religious writings that were written hundreds of years before Christ and after him. Only those "inspired" by God are considered scripture.
BTW, I do not believe that "The Gospel of Barnabas" was declared apocrypha.
It is definitely not Biblical.

Answer 5

because there was no valid proof at the time that he wrote it. same as the gospels of mary and Philip there were to many versions of them so they were cast out of the bible as false. but hay its up to you to believe whatever you want man. and wasn't barnabus the murderer that they let loose instead of jesus and then he went out and killed three more guys and ended up being killed for his crimes anyways?

Answer 6

it says allah is a pixie

lol

ex muslim