QUOTE: You shall not kill either the fetus by abortion or the new
born. [Circa 125]
AUTHOR: Barnabas (Ancient Greek: Βαρναβᾶς),
born Joseph, was an early
Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem. According to Acts
4:36 Barnabas was a Cypriot Jew. Named an apostle in Acts 14:14, he and Paul
the Apostle undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile
converts against the Judaizers. They traveled together making more converts (c
45-47), and participated in the Council of Jerusalem (c 50). Barnabas
and Paul successfully evangelized among the "God-fearing" gentiles
who attended synagogues in various Hellenized cities of Anatolia. Barnabas'
story appears in the Acts of the Apostles, and Paul mentions him in some of his
epistles. Tertullian named him as the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, but
this and other attributions are conjecture. Clement of Alexandria ascribed the Epistle
of Barnabas to him, but that is highly improbable. Although the date, place,
and circumstances of his death are historically unverifiable, Christian
tradition holds that Barnabas was martyred at Salamis, Cyprus, in 61 AD. He is
traditionally identified as the founder of the Cypriot Orthodox Church. The feast
day of Barnabas is celebrated on June 11. Barnabas is usually identified as the
cousin of Mark the Evangelist on the basis of Colossians 4. Some traditions
hold that Aristobulus of Britannia, one of the Seventy Disciples, was the
brother of Barnabas.
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