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The latest official edition of the Roman Martyrology commemorates Joseph called Barsabbas and also Justus under the date of 20 July, [8] but limits its comments to the facts set out in the Acts of the Apostles. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates him on 30 October with the name of Justus as well as on 4 January with the other disciples. [9] [10]
A Georgian homily preserved in a single manuscript (Iviron 11) is presented as a treatise by Barsabeus bishop of Jerusalem.No bishop of this name is attested in the usual lists, and it is certainly a pseudonym relating to "Joseph dit Barsabbas, nicknamed Justus", the unlucky candidate for the succession of the traitor Judas (namely Matthias) in Ac. 1, 23. [8]
Barsabbas or Barsabas is a surname used in the Acts of the Apostles, to refer to two persons: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus. He was a candidate to fill the vacancy among the Twelve Apostles. Acts 1:23; Judas Barsabbas, an emissary of the Church of Jerusalem to the Church at Antioch. Acts 15:22; The name denotes either
The extra name "Justus" was likely to distinguish him from his Master, Jesus Christ. [ 1 ] Jesus Justus is not mentioned in a similar passage in Philemon 1:23-24 whereas Aristarchus, Epaphras and Mark are again explicitly named by Paul.
Mark 15:43 states that Joseph was 'a prominent member of the Council', which either means the town council of Arimathea or (more likely) the Sanhedrin. [2] Joseph XIII. Joseph Barsabbas, also known as Justus. Acts 1:23. [12] [2] Joseph XIV. Barnabas, birth name Joseph, a Cypriot Jew who became an early Christian apostle. Acts 4:36. [12]
Justus of Eleutheropolis or Joseph Barsabbas, in the New Testament the man not chosen by lot to take Judas Iscariot's place among the Apostles, later Bishop of Eleutheropolis and martyr Pope Justus of Alexandria , Pope of Alexandria (118–129) and a saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church
They chose Joseph called Barsabas (whose surname was Justus) and Matthias. Then they prayed, "Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."
Judas Barsabbas was a New Testament prophet and one of the 'leading men' in the early Christian community in Jerusalem at the time of the Council of Jerusalem in around 50 AD. Biblical account [ edit ]