Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Intriguing and Enigmatic
- 1 The Roman Empire in the Era of the Apostolic Fathers
- 2 The Image of Jews and Judaism in the Apostolic Fathers
- 3 Second-Century Diversity
- 4 The Jesus Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers
- 5 The Text of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers
- 6 The Reception of Paul, Peter, and James in the Apostolic Fathers
- 7 Between Ekklēsia and State
- 8 Church, Church Ministry, and Church Order
- 9 The Apostolic Mothers
- 10 1 and 2 Clement
- 11 The Letters of Ignatius
- 12 Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp
- 13 Didache
- 14 The Epistle of Barnabas
- 15 The Shepherd of Hermas as Early Christian Apocalypse
- 16 The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus
- 17 The Fragments of Papias
- Sources Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
14 - The Epistle of Barnabas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 May 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Intriguing and Enigmatic
- 1 The Roman Empire in the Era of the Apostolic Fathers
- 2 The Image of Jews and Judaism in the Apostolic Fathers
- 3 Second-Century Diversity
- 4 The Jesus Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers
- 5 The Text of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers
- 6 The Reception of Paul, Peter, and James in the Apostolic Fathers
- 7 Between Ekklēsia and State
- 8 Church, Church Ministry, and Church Order
- 9 The Apostolic Mothers
- 10 1 and 2 Clement
- 11 The Letters of Ignatius
- 12 Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp
- 13 Didache
- 14 The Epistle of Barnabas
- 15 The Shepherd of Hermas as Early Christian Apocalypse
- 16 The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus
- 17 The Fragments of Papias
- Sources Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
The so-called Epistle of Barnabas is one of the first writings after the New Testament to deal with two burning issues in early Christianity: How ought the “Old Testament” to be interpreted – over against Jewish interpretations, and how should the Christians define themselves in relation to non-Christian Jews and their beliefs and practices? The author’s rather unique answers are both intriguing and provoking.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers , pp. 268 - 289Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Further Reading
Carleton Paget, James. The Epistle of Barnabas: Outlook and Background. WUNT 2.64. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1994.Google Scholar
Carleton Paget, James. “Barnabas and the Outsiders: Jews and Their World in the Epistle of Barnabas,” in Early Christian Communities between Ideal and Reality, ed. Grundeken, M. and Verheyden, J.. WUNT 1.342. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015, 177–202.Google Scholar
Ehrman, Bart. The Apostolic Fathers. LCL 2 vols. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003.Google Scholar
Holmes, Michael W. The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007.Google Scholar
Hvalvik, Reidar. The Struggle for Scripture and Covenant: The Purpose of the Epistle of Barnabas and Jewish–Christian Competition in the Second Century. WUNT 2.82. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1996.Google Scholar
Prigent, Pierre, and Kraft, Robert A.. Épître de Barnabé. SC 172. Paris: Les Éditions du Cerf, 1971.Google Scholar
Prostmeier, Ferdinand R. Der Barnabasbrief. Kommentar zu den Apostolischen Vätern 8. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999.Google Scholar
Rhodes, James N. The Epistle of Barnabas and the Deuteronomic Tradition: Polemics, Paraenesis, and the Legacy of the Golden-Calf Incident. WUNT 2.188. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004.Google Scholar