 However, some academics suggest that it may contain remnants of an earlier, apocryphal work (perhaps Gnostic, Ebionite or Diatessaronic), redacted to bring it more in line with Islamic doctrine.Some Muslims consider the surviving versions as transmitting a suppressed apostolic original in support of the Islamic view of Jesus.This work should not be confused with the surviving Epistle of Barnabas, nor with the surviving Acts of Barnabas.