The Gospel of Barnabas · Chapter 14 Barnabas among the Twelve — “Barnabas, who wrote this.” The apostle lists, and who fell out of the church's memory:
The Forty-Day Fast and the Twelve Apostles
Jesus descended from the mount, and passed alone by night to the farther side of Jordan, and fasted forty days and forty nights, not eating anything day nor night, making continual supplication to the Lord for the salvation of his people to whom God had sent him. And when the forty days were passed he was an hungered. Then appeared Satan unto him, and tempted him in many words, but Jesus drove him away by the power of words of God. Satan having departed the angels came and ministered unto Jesus that whereof he had need.
Jesus, having returned to the region of Jerusalem, was found again of the people with exceeding great joy, and they prayed him that he would abide with them; for his words were not as those of the scribes, but were with power, for they touched the heart.
Jesus, seeing that great was the multitude of them that returned to their heart for to walk in the law of God, went up into the mountain, and abode all night in prayer, and when day was come he descended from the mountain, and chose twelve, whom he called apostles, among whom is Judas, who was slain upon the cross. Their names are: Andrew and Peter his brother, fisherman; Barnabas, who wrote this, with Matthew the publican, who sat at the receipt of custom; John and James, sons of Zebedee; Thaddaeus and Judas; Bartholomew and Philip; James, and Judas Iscariot the traitor. To these he always revealed the divine secrets; but the Iscariot Judas he made his dispenser of that which was given in alms, but he stole the tenth part of everything.
Jesus descended from the mountain and crossed alone by night to the far side of the Jordan. There he fasted for forty days and forty nights, eating nothing by day or night and continually pleading with the Lord for the salvation of the people to whom God had sent him. When the forty days had passed, he was hungry. Satan then appeared to him and tempted him with many words, but Jesus drove him away by the power of God's words. After Satan departed, the angels came and ministered to Jesus, providing what he needed.
When Jesus returned to the region of Jerusalem, the people found him again and received him with exceedingly great joy. They asked him to remain with them, for his words were unlike those of the scribes: they carried power and touched the heart.
Seeing that a great multitude had turned back in their hearts to walk in the law of God, Jesus went up the mountain and remained all night in prayer. When day came, he descended from the mountain and chose twelve, whom he called apostles. Among them was Judas, who was killed upon the cross. Their names were Andrew and his brother Peter, fishermen; Barnabas, who wrote this, together with Matthew the tax collector, who sat at the customs post; John and James, sons of Zebedee; Thaddaeus and Judas; Bartholomew and Philip; James; and Judas Iscariot the traitor. Jesus always revealed the divine secrets to them, but he appointed Judas Iscariot treasurer of what was given in alms, and Judas stole a tenth of everything.
Jesus descended from the mount, and passed alone by night to the farther side of Jordan, and fasted forty days and forty nights, not eating anything day nor night, making continual supplication to the Lord for the salvation of his people to whom God had sent him. And when the forty days were passed he was an hungered. Then appeared Satan unto him, and tempted him in many words, but Jesus drove him away by the power of words of God. Satan having departed the angels came and ministered unto Jesus that whereof he had need.
Jesus, having returned to the region of Jerusalem, was found again of the people with exceeding great joy, and they prayed him that he would abide with them; for his words were not as those of the scribes, but were with power, for they touched the heart.
Jesus, seeing that great was the multitude of them that returned to their heart for to walk in the law of God, went up into the mountain, and abode all night in prayer, and when day was come he descended from the mountain, and chose twelve, whom he called apostles, among whom is Judas, who was slain upon the cross. Their names are: Andrew and Peter his brother, fisherman; Barnabas, who wrote this, with Matthew the publican, who sat at the receipt of custom; John and James, sons of Zebedee; Thaddaeus and Judas; Bartholomew and Philip; James, and Judas Iscariot the traitor. To these he always revealed the divine secrets; but the Iscariot Judas he made his dispenser of that which was given in alms, but he stole the tenth part of everything.