When Did Barnabas Become an Apostle?

Little is known of the subsequent career of Barnabas. He was still living and labouring as an Apostle in 56 or 57, when Paul wrote First Corinthians (9:5-6). from which we learn that he, too, like Paul, earned his own living.

How did Paul and Barnabas meet?

Barnabas' relationship with Paul began when he introduced him to the apostles in Acts 9, but his mentoring relationship started in earnest when Barnabas recruited Paul to help him teach the new followers of Christ in Antioch (Acts 11:25-26). ... Spontaneous mentoring has been around for a long time.

Was Barnabas a priest?

A Priesthood for Others

Nonetheless, Barnabas' Levite background remains a significant characteristic. Regardless whether he was a priest or not, his own exposure to the priestly class would have endowed him with a particular knowledge of the life of Jewish priests.