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by: Barnabas
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 9781931848107
ISBN: 1931848106
Label: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Manufacturer: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Publication Date: July 16, 2007
Publisher: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Sales Rank: 3146511
Studio: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
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The Epistle of Barnabas is commonly categorized among the Apostolic Fathers alongside the writings of St. Clement, St. Ignatius, and St. Polycarp. This epistle can be dated near the end of the first century and was considered important by many of the early church fathers. It was most likely written to new Jewish believers in response to the growing heresy that the Old Law was still necessary for salvation.
A good example of how the early church interpreted the Old Testament, the Epistle of Barnabas explains how the Jewish law finds its true fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Furthermore, according to the author, the Old Law cannot be correctly understood in terms of the physical practice of it, but must be read allegorically toward its fulfillment in the Messiah.
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Rating: - At Last! A True Early Christian Lost Text!
I've often wondered, "With all the recent interest in gnostic gospels, conspiracy theories, and lost early Christian manuscripts, why isn't there much interest in the real article?" The only answer I can come up with is that the real material doesn't fit the agenda of persons who circulate material like the Gospel of Judas or the Gospel of Mary Magdalene.
Nevertheless, there actually were a couple of books added to our oldest known copy of the New Testament (Codex Sinaiticus) and ... Read More
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