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Pseudo-Barnabas
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Theologian
Quick facts
- Born
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- Died
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- Region
- egypt
- Era
- apostolic father
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Author of the Epistle of Barnabas
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Anonymous early-2nd-century author of the Epistle of Barnabas, an allegorical-typological treatise on the Old Testament.
- Primary source
- Epistle of Barnabas (entire)
Anonymous early-2nd-century author of the Epistle of Barnabas, an allegorical-typological treatise on the Old Testament. Probably Alexandrian; not in fact the apostolic Barnabas.
Recommended reading near Pseudo-Barnabas
A cover-visible starting point chosen from the curated reading path, either by this figure or by their era.
Chain to Jesus
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Sources for biography
- Epistle of Barnabas (entire) primary
- Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 2.6-7 primary
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.25, 6.14 primary
tradition connections(3)
- cited (incoming) Clement of AlexandriaClement of Alexandria quotes the Epistle of Barnabas as scripture in the Stromata, attributing it to the apostolic Barnabas. Marked tradition because Pseudo-Barnabas himself is anonymous; Clement is citing the text under a pseudepigraphic attribution.Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 2.6, 2.7, 5.10
- cited (incoming) Origen of AlexandriaOrigen quotes the Epistle of Barnabas as a 'catholic epistle' (Contra Celsum 1.63). Marked tradition because Pseudo-Barnabas is anonymous and Origen attributes the text to the apostolic Barnabas.Origen, Contra Celsum 1.63
- knew of (incoming) Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius discusses the Epistle of Barnabas among the disputed/spurious writings (HE 3.25, 6.14). Marked tradition because the author is anonymous.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.25, 6.14
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.📜Primary text on CCELChristian Classics Ethereal Library — full text in English, free.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Pseudo-Barnabas).