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If Christians were to vote for their favorite Bible character, Barnabas would surely be in the top ten. Most of us feel drawn to this warm-hearted disciple, who so wonderfully lives up to his name, “Son of Encouragement.” In these character studies based on passages in Acts, Robert Dale helps us to appreciate—and encourages us to imitate—this wonderful man, who himself is a reflection of a still...

Chapter 1 A generous gesture Acts 4:36–37 The first thing we need to know about Barnabas is that Barnabas was not his real name! His real name was Joses (the Greek form of Joseph). ‘Barnabas’ was a nickname given to him by the apostles. The AV calls it a surname, ‘Joseph Barnabas’. Barnabas, we are told, means ‘Son of Encouragement’. Literally, it means ‘Son of Prophecy’, but encouragement was one of the major functions of prophecy. It is worth pausing at the outset to consider this name as Luke
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