Paul Mission

APOSTLE PAUL: THE ARCHITECT AND BUILDER OF THE CHURCH
M. M. NINAN
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Grave of Barnabas
Barnabas is traditionally considered the founder of the Cypriot church. The
ancient Cypriot Orthodox Church is one of the sixteen independent
('autocephalous') Eastern Orthodox churches. The bishop of the capital,
Salamis (Constantia), was constituted metropolitan by Emperor Zeno, with
the title of archbishop. This independent position by ancient custom was
recognized, against the claims of the Patriarch of Antioch, at the Council of
Ephesus (431 CE), and by an edict of the Byzantine emperor Zeno. Some
say he founded the see of Milan. Tertullian says that Barnabas, not Paul, who
wrote the epistle to the Hebrews
Barnabas born in Cyprus(Acts 4:36)
JOSES A Levite, surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (Acts 4:36)
Congregation of, elders of Lystra ordained Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14:23)
Mark was the nephew of Barnabas (Colossians 4:10)
Mary the mother of Mark was the sister of Barnabas (Acts 12:12; Colossians 4:10)
Ordination of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:3)
Paul preached in Jerusalem for three weeks and had to go away
Galatians 1:18-20 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed
with him fifteen days; but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord’s brother.