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Judas Barsabbas is a minor character in the New Testament . He is mentioned in Acts 15:22 , where he and Silas are described as a "leading men among the brothers" ( NIV ). Judas and Silas were delegated the task of accompanying Paul and Barnabas to Antioch and delivering the letter from the Council of Jerusalem . Acts 15:32 further describes Judas and Silas as prophets , and says that they "said much to encourage and strengthen the believers." Douglas, J D; Tenney, Merrill, eds.1
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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 A.D.
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Early Christian prophet and leader based in Jerusalem 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.
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Early Christian prophet and leader based in Jerusalem Not to be confused with Joseph Barsabbas . 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.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “minor character in the new testament”. Today it says “new testament prophet and one of the 'leading men' in the early christian community in jerusalem at the time of”. Read the current article and compare.
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minor character in the new testament
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new testament prophet and one of the 'leading men' in the early christian community in jerusalem at the time of
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