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Chapter I.—The Two Ways; The First Commandment.  1. There are
two ways,23702370     This phrase connects the book with the Duæ
Viæ; see Introductory Notice. Barnabas has “light” and
“darkness” for “life” and “death.”   one of life and one of
death;23712371     Deut. xxx. 15, 19; Jer. xxi. 8; Matt. vii.
13, 14   but a great difference between the two ways. 2. The way
of life, then, is this: First, thou shalt love God23722372    
Comp. Deut. vi. 5, which is fully cited in Apostolic
Constitutions, vii. 2, though the verb here is more exactly
cited from LXX.   who made thee; second, thy neighbour as
thyself;23732373     Lev. xix. 18; Matt. xxii. 37, 39. Comp.
Mark xii. 30, 31   and all things whatsoever thou wouldst should
not occur to thee, thou also to another do not do.23742374    
Comp. Tobit iv. 15; and Matt. vii. 12; Luke vi. 31   3. And of
these sayings23752375     These Old-Testament commands are thus
taught by the Lord.   the teaching is this: