<P> 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 ) . </P>
what is the main message of the epistle of barnabas
that the Christians are the only true covenant people that the Jewish people are no longer in covenant with God