{"product_id":"2940013266872","title":"Epistle of Barnabas (Illustrated)","description":"This edition of Epistle of Barnabas comes complete with a Bieber Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided by chapter, and the Bieber Image Collection, a myriad of beautiful religious images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Epistle of Barnabas is a Greek epistle containing twenty-one chapters, preserved complete in the 4th century Codex Sinaiticus where it appears at the end of the New Testament. It is traditionally ascribed to Barnabas who is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, though some ascribe it to another Apostolic Father of the same name, a \"Barnabas of Alexandria\", or simply attribute it to an unknown early Christian teacher. A form of the Epistle 850 lines long is noted in the Latin list of canonical works in the 6th century Codex Claromontanus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToward the end of the 2nd century Clement of Alexandria cites the Epistle. It is also appealed to by Origen of Alexandria. Eusebius, the first major church historian, however, recorded objection to it, see Antilegomena, and ultimately the epistle disappeared from the appendix to the New Testament, or rather the appendix disappeared with the epistle. In the West the epistle never enjoyed canonical authority (though it stands beside the Epistle of James in the Latin manuscripts). In the East, the Stichometry of Nicephorus, the list appended by the 9th century Patriarch of Jerusalem to his Chronography, lists the Epistle of Barnabas in a secondary list, of books that are antilegomena— \"disputed\"— along with the Revelation of John, the Revelation of Peter and the Gospel of the Hebrews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the work is not gnostic in a theological sense, the author, who considers himself to be a teacher to the unidentified audience to which he writes , intends to impart to his readers the perfect gnosis (special knowledge), that they may perceive that the Christians are the only true covenant people, and that the Jewish people had never been in a covenant with God. His polemics are, above all, directed against Judaizing Christians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can purchase other religious works directly from Bieber Publishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnjoy.","brand":"Bieber Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121053516016,"sku":"2940013266872","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013266872_p0.jpg?v=1763578602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013266872","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}