theological evidence.14 The most likely candidates for author are, in order of increasing probability, Barnabas, Apollos, St. Paul, Clement of Rome, and Luke. The case for Barnabas rests on his status as a Levite (Acts 4:36), his status as a teacher and prophet (Acts 11:25–26; 13:1), his reputation as a man with the gift of encouragement (Acts 4:36; 11:22–23), and the misidentification of him as the author of the Epistle of Barnabas. The case for Apollos depends on the biographical sketch in Acts
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