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Barnabas
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Barnabas
Barnabas
, born
Joseph
, was an
early Christian
, one of the prominent
Christian disciples
in Jerusalem. According to Barnabas was a
Cypriot
Jew
. Named an
apostle
in , he and
Paul the Apostle
undertook missionary journeys together and defended
Gentile
converts against the
Judaizers
. They traveled together making more converts (
c
45–47), and participated in the
Council of Jerusalem
(
c
50). Barnabas and Paul successfully evangelized among the
"God-fearing"
Gentiles who attended
synagogues
in various
Hellenized
cities of
Anatolia
.
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