It was the last book in the NT for the first 500 years of Christianity.
2007-09-27 14:08:55 · 10 answers · asked by Galahad 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-09-27 14:27:54 · update #1
Sara,you are referring to a spurious 14th century document falsely attributed to Barnabas. The Epistle dates from approximately 140 A.D.
2007-09-27 14:30:02 · update #2
I am not an atheist nor would I ever be. But I have a copy of the epistle of Barnabas. Not the gospel, the epistle. Along with other epistles that are not part of the Bible but are considered early Christian writings. Like I have a copy of the epistles of Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp as well as Barnabas. I think they are just that: early Christian writings, at least most of them written after the apostles were gone, to the churches who were still facing problems. Granted many are so-called Christian writings when they are really gnostic teaching which is hypocrisy and heresy, basically falsehood. Like the gospel of Thomas and the gospel of Judas. Many so-called early Christian writings I will not look at it if I discern them to be gnostic or false. So far, I don't really discern any falseness in the copies of the epistles I have. Oh, here's one. I also have a copy of Paul's letter to the Laodiceans. Paul did write a letter to the Laodiceans as it says in the end of Colossians. Apparently, it is Paul's letter to the Laodiceans but was missing until after the completed Bible was complete and then it was too late to put it in or something like that. I'm not sure. I'm still trying to find out. According to what I have read when the Bible was being put together, some people almost took out Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 and 3 John and Revelation thinking they weren't inspired by God because of lack of authorship or whatever. Good thing they were finally included as we would be missing out on a lot if even one of the those books was missing from the Bible. I'm not sure what to think regarding Paul's letter to the Laodiceans and any other letters that may be missing but should be included.
The epistle of Barnabas is an interesting read and I know many would have a hard time with it if they read it, not really because it is false, but because it is abstract or may be hard to understand. I personally enjoy it at least for the most part. A couple parts I found hard to understand or discern but that doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong or false just that I need to come to a better understanding. I am still discerning if it is 100% genuine as at least an early Christian writing, if not one of God's inspired books. I would say its at least an early Christian writing. All in all it has some good teaching at least.
The Bible in the OT also refers to the book of Jasher which I have a link to, to read if I want to.
2007-09-27 14:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by littlefirefly444 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cheated, I went to wiki
Barnabas is one of the first prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch (Acts 13:1). Luke speaks of him as a "good man" (11:24). He was born of Jewish parents of the tribe of Levi. His aunt was the mother of John, surnamed Mark (Colossians 4:10), widely assumed to be the same Mark as the person traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. He was a native of Cyprus, where he possessed land (Acts 4:36, 37), which he sold, and gave the proceeds to the church in Jerusalem. When Paul returned to Jerusalem after his conversion, Barnabas took him and introduced him to the apostles (9:27); it is possible that they had been fellow students in the school of Gamaliel.
2007-09-27 21:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not
the epistle of Barnabus we have is from the middle ages... it ever refers to the year of Jubilee every 100 years when Moses had it ever 50... there was however a century in the middle ages where Pope changed it temporarily to 100. End of story
there is an older tradition Barnabus had a gospel in his hand... but it was proabbly Matthew MArk Luke or John
not the so called gospel of Barnabus whicdh is a fraude from the Middle ages and very well documented so
2007-09-27 21:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Barnabas was the vampire on Dark Shaddows.
2007-09-27 21:12:16 · answer #4 · answered by dddbbb 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i read a part of Barnabas gospel
the main points in it were:
the prophet Mohamed is the latest messenger of the god
the Christ is the prophet and slave of the god
the son of Ibrahim who was slaughtered is Ismail
2007-09-27 21:21:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they could care less because they are atheists. Why would an atheist be interested in an early christian apocryphal writing?
2007-09-27 21:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by wmb1961 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still waiting on the DVD with all the "making of" extras.
2007-09-27 21:26:59 · answer #7 · answered by 222 Sexy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of it so I can not comment.
2007-09-27 21:11:17 · answer #8 · answered by punch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know it so I can't give you an opinion.
2007-09-27 21:11:42 · answer #9 · answered by cartiphilus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i haven't read it but if there's something specific about which you want to ask, post it.
2007-09-27 21:11:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋