Pseudo-Barnabas

Pseudo-Barnabas

Pseudo-Barnabas refers to the author of the Epistle of Barnabas and is considered an Apostlic Father, [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01637a.htm CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Apostolic Fathers ] ] but is not considered to be St. Barnabas by most modern scholars. [http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/tixeront/section1-1.html#barnabas Handbook of Patrology: First Period, Section I: The Apostolic Fathers ] ]

Epistle

The Epistle of Barnabas was written to recent Christian converts from paganism who were being taught by some Jewish Christians that the Mosaic Law was still in place. In the second part of the Epistle Pseudo-Barnabas refers to two paths, Light and Darkness, which are open for humankind to follow, and it is widely believed that this part of the Epistle was based upon the teachings of Didache. It is thought by many that the Epistle originated in Alexandria, Egypt.

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