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1 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13983 | ||
There was an epistle written to Barnabas that circulated during the early couple of centuries, but it was never universally recognized as being part of the biblical canon. In other words, while many thought it was an insightful work, it was never considered by a large number of people to be inerrant and divinely inspired. Darrell L. Bock, research professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, puts it this way in his book, "Can I Trust the Bible?": "Works like the Epistle to Barnabas and the Didache were cited by some in the early period as if they were Scripture...these later works, though they continued to be read and studied as valuable, were not ultimately ranked in the exclusive category of canon. Rather they became associated with a collection that came to be known as the Apostolic Fathers." Therefore, your Muslim friend is misinformed about books being taken out of the Bible. While the epistle was held in high regard (as a book by a Christian author would be today), it was not Scripture that someone decided to remove from the Bible. Hope this helps! --Joe! |
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2 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | retxar | 14214 | ||
I think what peaches Muslim "friends" are trying to push, is the GOSPEL of Barnabas, rather than the EPISTLE of Barnabas. The Gospel of Barnabas is a Muslim forgery from the Middle ages, rather than the early Christian writing of the Epistle of Barnabas. The Gospel of Barnabas denies the Deity of Jesus and has verses of Jesus prophesying the coming of Mohamad. It also has Abraham offering Ishmael on the alter instead of Isaac. The Epistle of Barnabas contains 21 chapters while the GOB has several hundred. God Bless, retxar |
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3 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 14357 | ||
Thanks for the info! Know where I can read more about it? --Joe! |
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4 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | retxar | 14367 | ||
Try http://answering-islam.org.uk/Barnabas/ There are several links there. One artical with a lot of good info is "An overview of the Gospel of Barnabas by Norman L. Geisler and Abdul Saleeb". All this is new to me also, as I only researched after being prompted by peaches question. God Bless. retxar |
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