Epistle of Barnabas

The Epistle of Barnabas is a Greek epistle containing twenty-one chapters, preserved complete in Codex Sinaiticus, where it appears at the end of the New Testament.|||Codex Sinaiticus (4th c.), Codex Hierosolymitanus (11th c.). Codex Claromontanus (6th c.) lists it as canonical.|||Written between 70 and 132 CE. Attributed to Barnabas, companion of Paul, but likely by an unknown teacher.|||Not canonical in any tradition, though it was included in Codex Sinaiticus and listed in Codex Claromontanus.|||A polemical work arguing that the Old Testament covenant was always intended for Christians, not Jews. Contains the " Two Ways" teaching and early Christian interpretation of Scripture.|||Ehrman, B. D. The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 2. Harvard University Press, 2003.|||Holmes, M. W. The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations. Baker Academic, 2007.|||Paget, J. C. The Epistle of Barnabas. Mohr Siebeck, 1994.|||Epistle of Barnabas — Early Christian Writings|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/barnabas.html|Full public-domain translation.;; Epistle of Barnabas — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/ecf/001/0010005.htm|Full text from the Ante-Nicene Fathers.|||" The Lord has made known to us through the prophets that He does not need sacrifices, but a pure heart." — Epistle of Barnabas 2:4