Epistle of Barnabas

Scholarly Companion · Early Christian Literature. This work is outside the seventy-book Holy Bible and its twenty-seven-book New Testament. Browse the companion collection. Translation and historical interpretation remain subject to specialist review.

Epistle of Barnabas

Early Christian literature. The Epistle of Barnabas is presented for historical and devotional study. Authorship by the Barnabas of Acts is not established; its inclusion does not give its interpretations apostolic or universally canonical authority. Its covenant polemic should be read alongside Romans 9–11. Quoted ancient wording is preserved; editorial summaries must identify it as the author’s interpretation. See Barnabas 4 and 14.

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An independent English translation of the Greek text edited by Kirsopp Lake. Chapter titles are reading aids; section-specific textual and reception notes follow the complete text. This working draft awaits specialist review.

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Companion study edition and notes

All 21 chapters in 194 sections, with the current English translation and its textual and reception notes.

This is a single-source study edition, not a Hebrew–Greek pair. Working translation; specialist review remains outstanding.

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