The Gospel According to Barnabas

The Gospel according to Barnabas:

In Christian tradition, Barnabas was not one of the Twelve Apostles, but a disciple of Paul of Tarsus. The latter would have presented him to the Apostles (Acts 9,27) who entrusted him with evangelization tasks in the company of Paul. His name was Joseph, he was a Levite from Cyprus.

Barnabas was a nickname meaning "son of the Prophet" (Bar-Nébi or Ben-Nébi). He evangelized Syria and Greece with Paul. He accompanied Paul to Antioch, Jerusalem, Perge and Lystra in particular. He was then in disagreement with Paul during the "incident of Antioch" concerning the practice of circumcision which Paul wanted to abandon despite Peter's reluctance.

An apocryphal Epistle and a Maxim are also attributed to him, and a late fifth-century apocryphal text recounts his martyrdom at Salamis (Acts and Martyrdom of Barnabas in Cyprus)

.The Gospel of Barnabas (considered a late apocryphal by the Church) presents Barnabas as one of the twelve apostles.

This book is composed of exactly 222 chapters, here are some of them:

• Chapter 1: Announcement of the birth of Jesus by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Margie.
• Chapter 15: Miracle performed by Jesus at a wedding, turning water into wine.
• Chapter 33: Idolatry is the greatest of sins.
• Chapter 56: The intercession of the seal of the prophets.
• Chapter 76: Words from the winegrowers.
• Chapter 220: Jesus asks the angels to testify that he was taken up by them.
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