The Sacred Writings of Barnabas

Saint Barnabas, Philipp Schaff

• Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9783849621209
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

"The Sacred Writings Of..." provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. Contents: Introductory NoteThe Epistle of Barnabas Chapter I.-After the Salutation, the Writer Declares that He Would Communicate to His Brethren Something of that Which He Had Himself Received.Chapter II.-The Jewish Sacrifices are Now Abolished.Chapter III.-The Fasts of the Jews are Not True Fasts, Nor Acceptable to God.Chapter IV.-Antichrist is at Hand: Let Us Therefore Avoid Jewish Errors.Chapter V.-The New Covenant, Founded on the Sufferings of Christ, Tends to Our Salvation, But to the Jews' Destruction.Chapter VI.-The Sufferings of Christ, and the New Covenant, Were Announced by the Prophets.Chapter VII.-Fasting, and the Goat Sent Away, Were Types of Christ.Chapter VIII.-The Red Heifer a Type of Christ.Chapter IX.-The Spiritual Meaning of Circumcision.Chapter X.-Spiritual Significance of the Precepts of Moses Respecting Different Kinds of Food.Chapter XI.-Baptism and the Cross Prefigured in the Old Testament.Chapter XII.-The Cross of Christ Frequently Announced in the Old Testament.Chapter XIII.-Christians, and Not Jews, the Heirs of the Covenant.Chapter XIV.-The Lord Hath Given Us the Testament Which Moses Received and Broke.Chapter XV.-The False and the True Sabbath.Chapter XVI.-The Spiritual Temple of God.Chapter XVII.-Conclusionof the First Part of the Epistle.Chapter XVIII.-Second Part of the Epistle. The Two Ways.Chapter XIX.-The Way of Light.Chapter XX.-The Way of Darkness.Chapter XXI.-Conclusion. Footnotes:

The Sacred Writings of Barnabas

Contents:

ST. BARNABAS – A BIOGRAPHY

The Sacred Writings of Barnabas

INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE EPISTLE OF BARNABAS.

The Epistle of Barnabas

Chapter I.-After the Salutation, the Writer Declares that He Would Communicate to His Brethren Something of that Which He Had Himself Received.

Chapter II.-The Jewish Sacrifices are Now Abolished.

Chapter III.-The Fasts of the Jews are Not True Fasts, Nor Acceptable to God.

Chapter IV.-Antichrist is at Hand: Let Us Therefore Avoid Jewish Errors.

Chapter V.-The New Covenant, Founded on the Sufferings of Christ, Tends to Our Salvation, But to the Jews' Destruction.

Chapter VI.-The Sufferings of Christ, and the New Covenant, Were Announced by the Prophets.

Chapter VII.-Fasting, and the Goat Sent Away, Were Types of Christ.

Chapter VIII.-The Red Heifer a Type of Christ.

Chapter IX.-The Spiritual Meaning of Circumcision.

Chapter X.-Spiritual Significance of the Precepts of Moses Respecting Different Kinds of Food.

Chapter XI.-Baptism and the Cross Prefigured in the Old Testament.

Chapter XII.-The Cross of Christ Frequently Announced in the Old Testament.

Chapter XIII.-Christians, and Not Jews, the Heirs of the Covenant.

Chapter XIV.-The Lord Hath Given Us the Testament Which Moses Received and Broke.

Chapter XV.-The False and the True Sabbath.

Chapter XVI.-The Spiritual Temple of God.

Chapter XVII.-Conclusionof the First Part of the Epistle.

Chapter XVIII.-Second Part of the Epistle. The Two Ways.

Chapter XIX.-The Way of Light.

Chapter XX.-The Way of Darkness.

Chapter XXI.-Conclusion.

Footnotes:

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ST. BARNABAS – A BIOGRAPHY

Barnabas, in the New Testament, the surname, according to Acts iv. 36, given by the apostles (possibly in contrast to Joseph Barsabbas, Acts i. 23) to Joseph, "a Levite, a man of Cyprus by birth," who, though like Paul not of the Twelve, came like him to rank as an apostle (Acts xiv. 4, 14, 1 Cor. ix. 6; see Apostle). The Greek rendering of this Semitic name υἱὸς παρακλήσεως) may be translated "son of consolation" (as in the A.V.), or "son of exhortation" (as in the R.V.). But there is an initial difficulty about the Greek rendering itself, as no satisfactory etymology of Bar-nabas in this sense has as yet been suggested. The one at present in favour on the ground of philological analogy (see Z.N.T.W., 1906, p. 91 for a fresh instance), viz. Bar-Nebo, lacks intrinsic fitness for a Jew and a Levite, and of course does not accord with the statement in Acts itself. Hence it still seems best to assume some unknown Aramaic form equivalent to παράκλησις, and then to take the latter in the sense of comfort or encouragement. This rendering, rather than "exhortation" in the sense of eloquence, best suits the usage of Acts, which suggests such comfort as is given by encouraging rather than rousing words (ix. 31, xi. 23, xiii. 15, xv. 31 f.; cf. Luke ii. 25, vi. 24). All we hear of Barnabas points to goodness of heart ("a good man," xi. 24) as his distinctive quality, giving fineness of perception (ix. 27, xi. 25 f.) and large insight into essentials (xi. 23 f.). It was probably the practically helpful and encouraging form that his gift as a "prophet" took (Acts xiii. i, with 1 Cor. xiv. 3). It is perhaps significant that his first appearan...

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