Thread on #Barnabas, "Son of Encouragement." All we know about him biographically is that his proper name was Joseph, and that he was a Levite from the island of Cyprus who was living in Jerusalem.

He was a man of some means having sold fields and putting the funds at the disposal of the apostles, presumably to help the poor in Jerusalem. Perhaps he was influenced by the story of the rich young ruler who Jesus asked to do the same. (See my previous thread on this: https://deacon.social/@badbede/109626020074302228) 1/x

We know that John Mark, the author of this gospel was close to #Barnabas, who was such a strong advocate for the young man that he broke fellowship with Paul for a while. Later, Paul saw the value of Mark, even asking Timothy to bring this useful man with him (2 Tim 4:11).

Barnabas was also wealthy, or at least had lands that he sold to provide for the poor (Acts 4:37)—exactly what Jesus had asked of the rich young ruler!

Could it be that Barnabas was the rich young man in Mark's gospel? 2/x

I don’t have a dog.. so here are Delirium and Barnabas from Sandman for today’s #MonDog :doge:

#Delirium #Barnabas #Sandman

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