Barnabas

world. And this did happen during the reign of Claudius. So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each according to his individual ability, to the believers who lived in Judea. And this they did, sending the contribution to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. From each of these examples you see that despite different leaders that held powerful position in their city and country God allowed certain individuals to speak and do his will so that his purposes for redemption and judgment are…

1. Explain how pseudepigraphy worked in the first century, and give three examples. Pseudepigraphy is essentially levels of authorship. Pseudeprigraphy asks the question – “Did the stated author of the letter actually write it.” Three examples of Pseudepigraphy include the following: Literal Authorship – is where the writing comes directly from the authors brain Dictation – is a word for word translation which then is written down on paper Delegated Authorship – is where the amanuensis was…

I am writing about faith and the Required Human Response as found in Galatians; however, I wanted to point out that faith is mentioned in 18 verses in Galatians, 287 verses in the New Testament and 171 verses in the Old Testament. The Pauline epistles were written to the churches and individuals who already believed in Christ so throughout Paul calls for the fruit of repentance and faith. The apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians in the form of letters that were written to the churches he…

While there is controversy about the authorship of Galatians due to the style and context of the book, it is evident that the author is Paul according to most historians. James Boice notes in his commentary, “Paul, as the author, is mentioned by name not only at the beginning (1:1) but also toward the end of the letter in verse (5:2).” The first people who first became known as the Galatians were known as Celts from the barbarian tribal stock, also known as the Gauls. There are difficulties in…

January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England is where Isaac Newton spent his early years. Being his father’s only son, his father died three months before he was born. At the age of three his mother, Hannah Ayscough Newton, had remarried Barnabas Smith a minister and Newton was left to live with his grandmother.…

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time, it would be assumed the author would refer to the temple in the past tense. ( ESV study Bible) The writer of the book of Hebrews is unknown, but believed to also be a Christian of Jewish heritage. (ESV study Bible) Some possible authors are Barnabas and Apollos (Serendipity Bible, 1667) Additionally, due to the nature of the writing, multiple sources have noted it is likely the author was a leader within the early Church, specifically over the believers he is addressing. Though there is…

Growing up on a small farm in a small town such as Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England is not usually an indicator of great genius and future success. However, in the case of Sir Isaac Newton it is quite the opposite. In order to begin to understand how this one man was able to answer the great questions of his time, we must first look into his life. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 on his father's small farm. He was born to Isaac Newton Sr. and Hannah Ayscough Newton. His life was…

wealthy (Matt. 9:10; Luke 5:29). b. Tax collectors were despised individuals (not too dissimilar today). c. He was a Jew from the tribe of Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27). 2. Mark was an early disciple of Jesus (Acts 12:12). a. He traveled with Paul and Barnabas during their first missionary journey (Acts 13:5). b. His departure from them early on may have led Paul to deny him a place on the second journey (Acts 15:36-40). c. Later, though, he was noted for being “useful” for ministry (2 Tim.…

Timothy was already known and respected by Christians even in his youth. Paul recruited Timothy to travel with him on his second missionary journey. Timothy’s presence met an important need of Paul’s, especially on the heels of Paul’s split with Barnabas, his close friend and partner in missions. Timothy was training to be an elder in the church. Paul loved him like his own son. Paul served Timothy like he was his father. Historically, this book has been called a “Pastoral Epistle” since…