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| | The '''Epistle of Barnabas''' is attributed to the highly intelligent early disciple, a [[Hellenized]] [[Jew]], was for a while a travel companion of [[Paul]]. Some even credit Barnabas as the anonymous author of the masterpiece [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]. | | The '''Epistle of Barnabas''' is attributed to the highly intelligent early disciple, a [[Hellenized]] [[Jew]], was for a while a travel companion of [[Paul]]. Some even credit Barnabas as the anonymous author of the masterpiece [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]. |
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| − | There is a strong [[pro-life]] statement in the Epistle of Barnabas: | + | There is a strong [[pro-life]] statement in the Epistle of Barnabas, at Barnabas 19:5: |
| | + | {{cquote|Thou shalt not doubt whether a thing shall be or not be. Thou shalt |
| | + | not take the name of the Lord in vain. Thou shalt love thy |
| | + | neighbor more than thine own soul. '''''Thou shalt not murder a child by |
| | + | abortion, nor again shalt thou kill it when it is born'''''. Thou shalt |
| | + | not withhold thy hand from thy son or daughter, but from their youth |
| | + | thou shalt teach them the fear of God.<ref>https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/barnabas-lightfoot.html (emphasis added).</ref>}} |
| | + | also translated as: |
| | {{cquote|You shall not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shall you destroy it after it is born. - Epistle of Barnabas XIX<ref>https://nearemmaus.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/reading-the-fathers-12-22-2012/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPro%2DLife%E2%80%9D%20Ethics:,%E2%80%9D%20%28Epistle%20of%20Barnabas%20XIX%29</ref>}} | | {{cquote|You shall not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shall you destroy it after it is born. - Epistle of Barnabas XIX<ref>https://nearemmaus.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/reading-the-fathers-12-22-2012/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPro%2DLife%E2%80%9D%20Ethics:,%E2%80%9D%20%28Epistle%20of%20Barnabas%20XIX%29</ref>}} |
| | The Epistle of Barnabas is not typically part of the [[Bible]] today, but is included at the end of the [[Codex Sinaiticus]], after the [[Book of Revelation]] and prior to the Shepherd of Hermas.<ref>https://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/codex/content.aspx</ref> | | The Epistle of Barnabas is not typically part of the [[Bible]] today, but is included at the end of the [[Codex Sinaiticus]], after the [[Book of Revelation]] and prior to the Shepherd of Hermas.<ref>https://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/codex/content.aspx</ref> |