Bismillaah ir Rhamaan ir Rahiim In The Name of The Only God; Allaah, The All Compassionate, The All Merciful. As salaamu alaykum; The Peace Be Upon You, everyone.
I am wondering what Christians on this board think of the Gospel of Barnabas, the true gospel of Prophet Isa [Jesus, PBUH].
I've prepared some answers for this writer if you care to see them. I do not take them to be a serious challenge to Barnabas' gospel, so I don't care to post too many of the writers statements here:
Internal Evidence- Historical setting [1-9]
Barnabas 1 ~
Barnabas 2
1-Having no knowledge of how many complete translations this gospel has been through, it cannot be said that there was no wooden casks in the day of any particular translation.
2-As for the title 'virgin' which is found many times throughout the Bible, what is the writer questioning? Surely, the mother of Jesus PBUH, was a virgin!
3-Any expressions found in the works of Dante a 12th century writer, would point to the fact that Dante, had read something of the Gospel of Barnabas, if not the Scripture itself.
4-And it is sad commentary to believe that Adam PBUH, and Eve, had not repented, as Allaah, All Praise, Glory and Honour, Be To HIM, forgave them both. Penance is; to show repentance for sin. See Matt.3:2, and 6:12.
5-There is an inference that court procedure did not consist of a record or log of minutes kept.
6-7 And, there is no reference/evidence of a duel, or anything akin to 9th century feudalistic political organizing.
8-There is no picturesque description of 'Palestine in the summertime' to be found in Chapter 169. The chapter is relating to how beautiful 'the world' is during this period.
"Behold, then, how beautiful is the world in summer-time, when all things bear fruit! The very peasant, intoxicated with gladness by reason of the harvest that is come, makes the valleys and mountains resound with his singing, for that he loves his labours supremely. Now lift up even so your heart to paradise, where all things are fruitful with fruits proportionate to him who has cultivated it. As God lives, this is sufficient for the knowledge of paradise, forasmuch as God has created paradise for the home of his own delights. Now think you that immeasurable goodness would not have things immeasurably good? Or that immeasurable beauty would not have things immeasurably beautiful? Beware, for you err greatly if you think he have them not." Chapter 169 (in-part) Gospel of Barnabas
Regarding #9.
After the departure of Elijah, because of the great persecution by idolaters, that holy congregation of Pharisees was dispersed. For in that same time of Elijah more than ten thousand prophets who were true
Pharisees were slain in one year. Chapter 148 (in-part)
Jesus PBUH explains in chapter 144, that every saint and Prophet of God, is a Pharisee:
Truly I say to you," said Jesus, "all the saints and prophets of God have been Pharisees not in name, as you are, but in very deed. For in all their acts they sought God their creator, and for love of God they forsook cities and their own goods, selling [their goods] and giving to the poor for love of God." Chapter 144 (in-part)
Salaam/ Peace. devotee
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