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There were dozens of disputed writings in the early church. Some were faithfully sound and others not. The New Testament was understandably the most debated. To be scripture, the writings had to be faithful and from an apostle. Some writings that were faithfully sound were rejected as scripture but aspects of them became part of tradition.
A major example, I believe, is the Epistle of Barnabas which was debated as being from Barnabas the evangelist friend of Paul. There were some writings that would hijack an apostle’s name and preach deception. There is no such intent in this epistle. It may be from apostolic times, its writer is accepted as being named Barnabas, and it is faithfully Christian.
It is also, strangely enough, a bit flaky in some of its allegories. As time went on, more and more clergy realized that Barnabas, the friend of Paul, would have written a better letter. I must say this with utter humility, whoever this Baranabas was preached true faith probably at a time of severe persecution. It is also possible that what might appear as “flaky” might reflect communication under persecution no longer understood. Barnabas also knew the Old Testament well even if unusual at times. There are parts of Barnabas that are worth reading also.
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A major example, I believe, is the Epistle of Barnabas which was debated as being from Barnabas the evangelist friend of Paul. There were some writings that would hijack an apostle’s name and preach deception. There is no such intent in this epistle. It may be from apostolic times, its writer is accepted as being named Barnabas, and it is faithfully Christian.
It is also, strangely enough, a bit flaky in some of its allegories. As time went on, more and more clergy realized that Barnabas, the friend of Paul, would have written a better letter. I must say this with utter humility, whoever this Baranabas was preached true faith probably at a time of severe persecution. It is also possible that what might appear as “flaky” might reflect communication under persecution no longer understood. Barnabas also knew the Old Testament well even if unusual at times. There are parts of Barnabas that are worth reading also.
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Epistle of Barnabas - Wikipedia
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