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Barnabas leaves Paul for Cyprus with young Mark and a healing Gospel, while a rival follows.
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The Acts of Barnabasの概要
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- 2,740語8 chapters
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- 読み応えがあります long sentences, a rich vocabulary
- 初版刊行年
- 西暦475年頃by Attributed to John Mark
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The Acts of Barnabas in short
The Acts of Barnabas picks up where the New Testament leaves off. Paul and Barnabas quarrel over John Mark, part in tears, and go separate ways. Barnabas sails for Cyprus with Mark, teaching and baptizing along the coast.
What The Acts of Barnabas is about
What happens to a good man when the New Testament stops following him? Barnabas is the generous friend who vouches for Paul and then quarrels with him over a young helper named John Mark. After that, the canonical Acts lets him slip out of sight. One ancient text follows him home.
The Acts of Barnabas is an anonymous Greek work, most likely shaped in the late fourth or fifth century. It is told in the voice of Mark, who claims to be an eyewitness. You get a bitter parting, a sea voyage, an island crossed town by town, and a rival who keeps appearing ahead of the travelers.
対象読者. This book suits readers who love early Christian tales of travel and friendship, and anyone curious about Barnabas and Paul beyond the New Testament.
The story in 7 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
Mark begins as a convert with a new name
The story opens in the voice of a man who says he saw it all. He gives his name as John, and he says he traveled with the apostles Barnabas and Paul. He writes because the mysteries he has heard and seen should be set down for others.
Before he met the apostles, John served Cyrillus, the high priest of Jupiter, so he knows the old temple world from the inside. Paul, Barnabas and Silas baptize him in Iconium. He is a convert who has crossed from one world into another, and that gives his later judgments on idols and festivals their edge.
Right after the baptism, John sees a man standing before him in white clothing. The figure tells him to be of good courage and says his name will be changed to Mark. It adds that the darkness in him has passed. Terrified, John runs and falls at the feet of Barnabas.
Barnabas answers with calm authority and tells the young man to keep the miracle to himself. He says the servant at his side carries mysteries that must one day be spoken. This gives Barnabas a private bond with John that Paul does not share.
A new name and a hidden task mark the start of Mark's real service.
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Mark's failure meets Paul's anger in Antioch
John goes by way of Seleucia to Cyprus, where he serves the apostles.
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Paul and Barnabas part in tears, not rage
After the preaching in Antioch, the apostles plan their next steps.
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The voyage to Cyprus moves quietly from harbor to harbor
From Antioch, the travelers come down to Laodicea and board a ship bound for Cyprus.
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A Gospel book heals and the first bishops are named
Landing at Crommyacita, the travelers find Timon and Ariston, temple servants who take them in.
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Idols and closed doors mark the road across the island
Next the travelers reach Curium, where a festival is held near the city.
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A homecoming story told by a witness who loves him
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- John Mark The narrator, a former servant of a pagan priest, baptized at Iconium, who follows Barnabas to Cyprus and hopes to prove his loyalty.
- Barnabas A Cypriot apostle, generous and brave, who returns to his native island to teach, heal and found churches.
- Paul The apostle who refuses to take Mark and goes to Jerusalem, parting from Barnabas in tears.
- Barjesus A Jew encountered coming from Paphos who recognizes Barnabas and stirs up communities against the travelers.
- Timon A temple servant healed of a fever, who joins the mission and becomes a steady companion on the road.
- Heracleides A convert from Tamasus whom Barnabas ordains as bishop and entrusts with building churches on the island.
- Rhodon A temple servant met at Old Paphos who believes and joins the travelers on their way.
How it ends (spoiler)
In Salamis, Barjesus returns and stirs up the whole Jewish community. They seize Barnabas, drag him by night to the hippodrome, and burn him outside the city. They plan to throw his ashes into the sea, but Mark, Timon and Rhodon carry them away and hide them in a cave with Matthew's documents. After three days in hiding, Mark sails to Alexandria.
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『The Acts of Barnabas』についての質問
What is the Acts of Barnabas about?
It follows Barnabas after his parting from Paul. He sails to Cyprus with John Mark, teaches, baptizes and heals, appoints a bishop, and meets opposition from a Jew named Barjesus as he crosses the island toward Salamis.
Who wrote the Acts of Barnabas and when?
The author is unknown. The narrator calls himself John Mark, but scholars see an anonymous Greek text from the late fourth or fifth century, which may preserve older traditions and which served the church of Cyprus.
Why is the Acts of Barnabas not in the Bible?
It arose several centuries after the apostles and was not among the books the churches settled on as scripture. It belongs to the New Testament apocrypha, writings that early communities still read and copied with devotion.
Is the Acts of Barnabas a true story?
It is a legendary account mixing tradition with storytelling. Barnabas and Mark are known from the New Testament, and many place names are real, but scholars cannot confirm the details of the journey independently.
Why does Barnabas carry the Gospel of Matthew?
In the story, Barnabas received it from Matthew. He reads from it in synagogues and lays it on the sick, who are healed, so it serves as both a teaching text and a sign of power.
この版を引用します
John Mark. The Acts of Barnabas. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-acts-of-barnabas.
John Mark. (2026). The acts of Barnabas. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-acts-of-barnabas (Original work published ca. 475)
John Mark. The Acts of Barnabas. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-acts-of-barnabas.
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publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
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note = {First published ca. 475}
}
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