 
<translate> Kodayake aikin ba gnostic ba ne a cikin ilimin tauhidi, marubucin, wanda ya ɗauki kansa a matsayin malami ga masu sauraro da ba a san su ba wanda ya rubuta (duba misali 9.9), yana da niyyar ba wa masu karatu cikakkiyar gnosis (ilimi), cewa za su iya fahimtar cewa Kiristoci ne kawai mutanen alkawari na gaskiya, kuma cewa mutanen Yahudawa ba su da alkawari da Allah (3.7). Ya polemics ne, sama da duka, directed da Judaizing Kiristoci (duba Ebionites, Nazarenes, Judaizing malamai).  Bisa ga wannan nassi, menene ainihin saƙon wasiƙar Barnaba? Bari mu ba da rafi na sani na farko: <eng> Although the work is not gnostic in a theological sense, the author, who considers himself to be a teacher to the unidentified audience to which he writes (see e.g. 9.9), intends to impart to his readers the perfect gnosis (knowledge), that they may perceive that the Christians are the only true covenant people, and that the Jewish people are no longer in covenant with God (3.7). His polemics are, above all, directed against Judaizing Christians (see Ebionites, Nazarenes, Judaizing teachers).

Based on this passage, what is the main message of the epistle of barnabas? Let's give stream of consciousness first: 