They were discovered after 1588, and the forgers were Moors. Though one Muslim writer, Ata ur-Rahman, has confused this with another writing called the Letter/Epistle of Barnabas, there is no similarity except for the name.
Ingawa mwandishi mmoja wa kiislam, Ata ur-Rahman, aliichanganya injili hii ya uongo na Barua/Waraka wa Barnaba, hakuna kitu chochote inachofanana nacho isipokuwa jina. Nani aliyeiandika?