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History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week - John N. Andrews

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"It is impossible that we should acknowledge<br />

this epistle to belong to that Barnabas who was<br />

worthy to be <strong>the</strong> companion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> apostolic labors<br />

<strong>of</strong> St. Paul."[7]<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Stuart bears a similar testimony:--<br />

"That a man by <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Barnabas wrote<br />

this epistle I doubt not; that <strong>the</strong> chosen associate <strong>of</strong><br />

Paul wrote it, I with many o<strong>the</strong>rs must doubt."[8]<br />

Dr. Killen, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Ecclesiastical <strong>History</strong>,<br />

to <strong>the</strong> General Assembly <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Presbyterian church<br />

<strong>of</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong>, uses <strong>the</strong> following language:--<br />

"The tract known as <strong>the</strong> Epistle <strong>of</strong> Barnabas<br />

was probably composed in A.D. 135. It is <strong>the</strong><br />

production apparently <strong>of</strong> a convert from Judaism<br />

who took special pleasure in allegorical<br />

interpretation <strong>of</strong> Scripture."[9]<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Hackett bears <strong>the</strong> following testimony:--<br />

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