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  • The Gospel of Barnabas

  • By: Joseph Lumpkin
  • Narrated by: Dennis Logan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Gospel of Barnabas

By: Joseph Lumpkin
Narrated by: Dennis Logan
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The Gospel of Barnabas depicts the life of Jesus, claiming to be by Jesus' disciple, Barnabas. Two manuscripts are known to have existed, both dated to the late 16th century and written, respectively, in Italian and Spanish. The Spanish manuscript is now lost. The text now only exists in a partial 18th-century transcript. The Gospel of Barnabas in the Italian manuscript has 222 chapters, which makes it longer than the four biblical gospels put together. The majority of the book is devoted to an account of Jesus' ministry. Much of it harmonized well with gospel accounts, but there is divergence, which is similar to the Islamic interpretation of Christian origins and contradicts the New Testament teachings. The Gospel of Barnabas was relatively unknown until recently, when Muslims began publishing the text claiming it was the oldest or most authentic gospel.

It is anti-Pauline and anti-Trinitarian. Jesus is described as a prophet and not the son of God. Paul is called "the deceived". The Gospel states that Jesus escaped crucifixion by being raised alive to heaven while Judas Iscariot, the traitor, was crucified in his place. The belief that Jesus is a prophet of God and was raised alive without being crucified conforms to Islamic teachings in which Jesus is a major prophet and did not die on the cross, but was taken alive by angels to God (Allah).

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Though I know that this Gospel as a whole may not be true, I have to admit the read was good. It fills in the gaps of the widely accepted Gospels. I also believe that the choice of narrator was genius because he matched the tone of the seriousness of this Gospel. I hope one day somebody can retrieve the real copy of the Gospel Of Barnabas.

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The Missing Link

This can be considered the missing link between the gospels and the Quran
highly recommended!

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very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

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An Anachronistic Islamic Riff on the Gospel

The Gospel of Barnabas is a late middle-age attempt by Islamic apologists to retell the Gospel Story of Jesus in a way that denies that he is the Son of God, and therefore is not divine (no God) ... with several anachronistic elements (such as references to Muhammad who doesn't make the scene for several centuries after) and attacks St Paul (who arguably defines much of what is the traditional Christian faith today). If you are familiar with the Christian Gospel stories, it can be interesting to explore the differences and what that might be trying to say ... however, you are on your own for that as there is no discussion on the work outside of the introduction ... and the translation seems to preserve some of what is awkward language that could use some explanation for better understanding. As it stands, this is a book for the curious (or independent student of which I am both) but would not likely appeal to anybody not interested in religious studies. The Narration was adequate with a few stumbles or odd pronunciations.

I was given this free advance review/listener copy (ARC) audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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