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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]]. | ||
| − | 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> | ||
Revision as of 15:38, May 29, 2025
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.
There is a strong pro-life statement in the Epistle of Barnabas, at Barnabas 19:5:
| “ | 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.[1] |
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also translated as:
| “ | You shall not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shall you destroy it after it is born. - Epistle of Barnabas XIX[2] | ” |
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.[3]
This is not the so-called "Gospel of Barnabas," which is not authentic and was not written until the 13th century or later.
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/barnabas-lightfoot.html (emphasis added).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/codex/content.aspx