Barnabas
Jerusalem and the eastern Mediterranean, c. AD 33–48
A Levite from Cyprus, born Joseph, renamed by the apostles Barnabas — "Son of Encouragement." He sold a field and gave the proceeds to the Jerusalem church. He was the first to vouch for the converted Paul when the disciples were afraid of him. He and Paul carried famine relief to Jerusalem and then embarked on the first missionary journey together — until a sharp disagreement over John Mark ended their partnership.
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Generous, relational, quick to see potential in people others had written off. The name they gave him is the key to the character — he was the one who walked toward the frightening thing.
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Ask anything. In their own voice, from their own era, grounded in their own canon.
Free for seekers — no card, no trial.
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