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The Gospel of Barnabas was a gospel which is claimed to be written by Barnabas one of the apostles.
It contradicts the ministry of Jesus in cannonical New Testament, but has clear parallels with the Islamic faith, by mentioning Muhammad as Messenger of God.
The synoptic gospels represent Jesus as an exorcist and healer who preached in parables about the coming Kingdom of God.
He preached first in Galilee and later in Jerusalem, where he cleansed the temple.
He states that he offers no sign as proof (Mark) or only the sign of Jonah (Matthew and Luke).
For the Good News of salvation through Jesus, The gospel.
Despite this, scholars are confident that the gospels do provide a good idea of the public career of Jesus, and that critical study can attempt to distinguish the ideas of Jesus from those of later authors and editors.
In addition the gospels we read today have been edited and corrupted over time, leading Origen to complain in the 3rd century that "the differences among manuscripts have become great, ...
[because copyists] either neglect to check over what they have transcribed, or, in the process of checking, they make additions or deletions as they please." For these reasons modern scholars are cautious of relying on the gospels uncritically, but nevertheless they do provide a good idea of the public career of Jesus, and critical study can attempt to distinguish the original ideas of Jesus from those of the later authors.
The creation of a Christian canon was probably a response to the career of the heretic Marcion (c.