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Existentialism

BARNABAS

"When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord" (Acts 11:23 – 24)

The book of Acts sets the scene in the bible for the spread of the Christian church after Jesus' death. Many characters of the Bible imitated the way that Jesus taught; teaching or guiding with love and compassion. The character of Barnabas exemplifies Jesus in the gift of exhortation. Through the gift of exhortation Barnabas becomes a pivotal character in the progression of the early church.

BACKGROUND

Barnabas was born to Hellenistic Jewish parents. Born Joseph, he was later renamed Barnabas by the Apostles. He was a Levite from Cyprus and a member of a fairly well endowed community in the Jewish Diaspora with continuing connections with Jerusalem (Calvocoressi 1988, p. 33) Barnabas......


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