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Interpretation and reception

Epistle of Barnabas

Anonymous, traditionally attributed to Barnabas

Connects creation's six days to six thousand years and a seventh-day rest following the Son's return and judgment; anti-Jewish polemic belongs to the source.

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Edition and location

Source. Translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 1. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1885.) New Advent revised web edition.

Chapters 4 and 15

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