 
 <translate> 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: <ibo> Ọ bụ ezie na ọrụ ahụ abụghị nke gnostic n'echiche nke nkà mmụta okpukpe, onye edemede ahụ, onye na-ewere onwe ya dị ka onye nkuzi nye ndị na-ege ntị na-amaghị onye ọ na-edegara akwụkwọ (lee dịka ọmụmaatụ 9.9), bu n'obi inye ndị na-agụ ya gnosis zuru oke (ihe ọmụma), ka ha wee ghọta na Ndị Kraịst bụ naanị ndị ọgbụgba ndụ n'ezie, na ndị Juu anaghịzi enwe ọgbụgba ndụ na Chineke (3.7). N'okwu ya niile, ọ na-emegide Ndị Kraịst Judaizing (lee Ebionites, Nazarenes, ndị nkuzi Judaizing).  Dabere n'akụkụ Akwụkwọ Nsọ a, olee ozi bụ́ isi dị n'akwụkwọ ozi Banabas? Ka anyị buru ụzọ mee ka uche anyị dịrị n'ihe anyị na-eme: 