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Epistle of Barnabas 8

Apostolic Teaching

What then does another prophet, Moses, say to them?

2Behold, thus says the Lord God: Enter into the good land which the Lord swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

3And inherit a land flowing with milk and honey.

4And what does knowledge say? Learn!

5Hope, he says, on that Jesus who shall be manifested to you in the flesh.

6For man is earth suffering, for from the face of the earth was the creation of Adam.

7What does it mean: into the good land, a land flowing with milk and honey?

8Blessed be our Lord, brethren, who has put in us wisdom and understanding of his secret things.

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About Epistle of Barnabas

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.