"Give us Barabbas!", from The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, 1910

In the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus, Barabbas, according to some texts Jesus bar-Abbas, (Aramaic: בר-אבא, Bar-abbâ, "son of the father"), was the insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Barabbas can refer to: Barabbas, the biblical character. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2022x1382, 1493 KB) Summary Give us Barabbas Illustrations from volume 9 of The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, edited by Charles F. Horne and Julius A. Bewer, published in 1910. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2022x1382, 1493 KB) Summary Give us Barabbas Illustrations from volume 9 of The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, edited by Charles F. Horne and Julius A. Bewer, published in 1910. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... The Passion is the theological term used for the suffering, both physical and mental, of Jesus in the hours prior to and including his trial and execution by crucifixion. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... In the Christian story of the passion of Jesus , Barabbas, actually Jesus bar-Abbas, (Aramaic Bar-abbâ, son of the father), was the insurrectionary murderer whom Pontius Pilate freed at the end of the Passover feast in Jerusalem. ... Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. ... Pilate redirects here. ... This article is about the Jewish holiday. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

The penalty for Barabbas' crime was death by crucifixion, but according to the four canonical gospels and the Gospel of Peter there was a prevailing Passover custom in Jerusalem that allowed or required Pilate, the praefectus or governor of Judaea, to commute one prisoner's death sentence by popular acclaim, and the "crowd" (ochlos) — which has become "the Jews" and "the multitude" in some translations — were offered a choice of whether to have Barabbas or Jesus Christ released from Roman custody. According to the closely parallel gospels of Matthew (27:15-26), Mark (15:6-15), Luke (23:13–25), and the more divergent accounts in John (18:38-19:16) and the Gospel of Peter, the crowd chose Barabbas to be released and Jesus of Nazareth to be crucified. A passage found only in the Gospel of Matthew^[1] has the crowd saying, "Let his blood be upon us and upon our children". For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). ... The Gospel of Peter was a prominent passion narrative in the early history of Christianity, but over time passed out of common usage. ... The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον, Kata Maththaion or Kata Matthaion) is a synoptic gospel in the New Testament, one of four canonical gospels. ... The Gospel of Mark, anonymous[1] but traditionally ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is a synoptic gospel of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ... For other uses, see Gospel of John (disambiguation). ... The Gospel of Peter was a prominent passion narrative in the early history of Christianity, but over time passed out of common usage. ...

The story of Barabbas has special social significances, partly because it has frequently been used to lay the blame for the Crucifixion on the Jews and justify anti-Semitism. Equally, some^{[attribution needed]} argue the social significance of the story to early hearers was that it shifted blame away from the Roman state, removing an impediment to Christianity's eventual official acceptance.^{[citation needed]} The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... The Edict of Milan was a letter that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire. ...

"Jesus Barabbas"

According to the United Bible Societies' text, Matthew 27:17 reads: "...whom will ye that I release unto you? Jesus Barabbas [Greek: Iesoun ton Barabban] or Jesus who is called Christ (Iesoun ton legomenon Christon)"? A Bible society is a non-profit organization (usually ecumenical Protestant in makeup) devoted to translating, publishing and distributing the Bible for free or at subsidized low cost. ... This page is about the title, office or what is known in Christian theology as the Divine Person. ...

Some early Syriac manuscripts of Matthew present Barabbas' name twice as Jesus bar Abbas: manuscripts in the Caesarean text-type— the Sinaitic Palimpsest, the Syriac lectionaries and some of the manuscripts used by Origen in the 3rd century— all support Barabbas' name as Jesus Barabbas. Origen consciously rejected the reading in the manuscript he was working with, and left out "Iesous" deliberately, for reverential considerations, certainly a strongly motivated omission. Origen did not want the name Jesus associated with anyone who was a sinner.^[2] While Origen was later declared a heretic, much of his theology and philosophy remained influential, and has, to some extent, been traced to the later St. Augustine , who remains one of the most influential church fathers. It is a point of contention how much influence Origen's edits of the text may have had. This article needs cleanup. ... The Sinaitic Palimpsest of Saint Catherines Monastery, Mount Sinai is a late 4th century manuscript of the four canonical gospels of the New Testament. ... Origen Origen (Greek: ÅŒrigénÄ“s, 185–ca. ... Origen Origen (Greek: ÅŒrigénÄ“s, 185–ca. ... For other uses, see Heresy (disambiguation). ... Augustinus redirects here. ...

Some^{[attribution needed]} believe that Mark's parallels between the two men, each a "Jesus, son of the Father," constructing a parable, may have been overplayed, as it does not conform to the modern mainstream concept of Jesus, but more closely parallels the Gnostic Jesus as depicted by earlier Christian texts. // For a comparison of parable with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. ...

Christ before Pilate, (1881) Mihály Munkácsy.

"Barabbas", or "Bar-abbas", translates to "son of the father", which could be a surname. It is not common in any other Hebrew text. Bar-abba is found in the story of Jesus Pandera but bears little relevance. Many scholars have speculated that Jesus was known as "bar-Abba", due to his custom of addressing God as father or 'Abba' in prayer, as well as referring to God as Abba in his preaching. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1003x654, 148 KB) Mihály Mukácsy - Christ in front of Pilate, 1881. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1003x654, 148 KB) Mihály Mukácsy - Christ in front of Pilate, 1881. ... Mihály Munkácsy (1844, Munkács, Kingdom of Hungary – 1900, Endenich, Germany) was a Hungarian painter, who lived in Paris and earned international reputation with his genre pictures and large scale biblical paintings. ... Abba (Father) is a song by Christian pop and rock artist, Rebecca St. ... This article is about references to the name Yeshu in classical Jewish rabbinic literature. ...

The alternative that "Jesus" was unintentionally inserted twice before Barabbas' name, in verses 16 and 17, is unlikely, especially since Barabbas is mentioned first in each verse (thus, dittography is ruled out). It must be noted, however, that all surviving texts that include Barabbas' name as "Jesus" are Syriac translations of the original Greek. Dittography is the accidental, erroneous act of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist. ...

Most modern translations of the New Testament do not contain "Iesous" as the name of Barabbas. Additionally, none of the New Testament compilations in the original Greek contain "Iesous" as the name of Barabbas, nor is there any evidence within Greek grammatical forms that Barabbas was anything more than a proper name as opposed to an epigraph.

Of course, if non-Christian scholars are correct that "Jesus" is in fact derived not from Yeshuah but instead Yehoshuah, the idea that both may have had the same first name becomes more possible. The latter, which is the source of the name Joshua, has been a common first name for male Jews since the biblical era, it having its derivation in Torah as the name of Moses' trusted aide and successor. It is the custom among Jews to name children after deceased ancestors. It is, of course, also possible that Jesus may have been named Yeshua and Barabbas Yehoshuah and that the distinction was lost over years of subsequent translation. Joshua, Jehoshuah or Yehoshua. ... Template:Jews and Jewdaism Template:The Holy Book Named TorRah The Torah () is the most valuable Holy Doctrine within Judaism,(and for muslims) revered as the first relenting Word of Ulllah, traditionally thought to have been revealed to Blessed Moosah, An Apostle of Ulllah. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... The Jewish name has historically varied, encompassing throughout the centuries several different traditions. ...

Barabbas' crime

John 18:40 refers to Barabbas as a lēstēs, "bandit;" Mark and Luke further refer to Barabbas as one involved in a stasis, a riot. Mark 15:7; Luke 23:19. Matthew refers to Barabbas only as a "notorious prisoner." Matthew 27:16. Some scholars^{[attribution needed]} posit that Barabbas was a member of the sicarii, a militant Jewish movement that sought to overthrow the Roman occupiers of their land by force, noting that Mark (15:7) mentions that he had committed murder in an insurrection. Sicarii (Latin plural of Sicarius dagger- or later contract- killer) is a term applied, in the decades immediately preceding the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, to the Jewish Zealots, (or insurgents) who attempted to expel the Romans and their partisans from Judea: —Josephus, Jewish Antiquities (xx. ...

The sicarii and the ongoing revolt of Jews against foreign presence in Judea have been discussed by Robert Eisenman;^[3] however, many historians maintain that the sicarii only arose in the 40s or 50s of the first century — after Jesus' execution.^[4] Dr. Robert H. Eisenman is a Professor of Middle East Religions and Archaeology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Judeo-Christian Origins at California State University, Long Beach; and Visiting Senior Member of Linacre College, Oxford University. ...

Various authors contend Barabbas's crime would translate today as terrorism.^[5][6][7]. Some however, would argue that he was a freedom fighter, seeing as he campaigned for autonomy from Roman Imperialism. He is called a terrorist in the Contemporary English Version of the Bible.^[8][9] Terrorist redirects here. ... The Contemporary English Version or CEV (also known as Bible for Todays Family) is a new translation of the Bible into English, published by the American Bible Society. ...

Barabbas in the gospels

Three gospels all state unequivocally that there was a custom at Passover during which the Roman governor would release a prisoner of the crowd's choice: Mark 15:6; Matt. 27:15; John 18:39. The corresponding verse in Luke (Luke 23:17) is not present in the earliest manuscripts and may be a later gloss to bring Luke into conformity.^[10] The gospels differ on whether the custom was a Roman one or a Jewish one.

Such a release or custom of such a release is not recorded in any other historical document. Some^{[attribution needed]} point to the perception of Pontius Pilate's disregard for Jewish sensibilities; the idea of him honouring Jewish Passover in any way may not fit with historical accounts of his character. However, other historians^{[attribution needed]} take the opposite approach, arguing that Pilate showed careful regard to customs in order to avoid revolts in an unruly province, and this may be an example of Pilate creating a tradition ad hoc, in order to avoid a possibly explosive situation. The gospels, however, portray Pilate not as the one in control of the situation, and have him pleading with the crowd that they choose Jesus of Nazareth to be released, then reluctantly surrendering to their decision. Pilate redirects here. ...

An alternate reading of the events involving Barabbas can also be made, however. Given that Barabbas was described by some to be a revolutionary or a terrorist, it stands to reason that his acts of terror and revolt would have been directed against the Romans. In this case, it would be logical to assume that Barabbas might have been viewed by the people as something of a folk hero, in modern terms a freedom fighter or insurgent taking the fight to the Roman occupiers. When Barabbas is seen through this lens, it appears that Pilate's choice to the people was not much of a choice at all. If Pilate were to offer a local hero to the people as an alternative to Jesus, they would most certainly choose to free the hero. Thus, Pilate could bring about the execution of a dangerous man of God without seeming to actually be responsible for his death. Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established organization that is thought to be oppressive. ... An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority, by any irregular armed force that rises up against an enforced or established authority, government, or administration. ...

This argument is also supported in the events of Luke 23:6-12. Pilate claims no jurisdiction over Jesus because he is from Galillee (Jerusalem was in Judea) and passes him along to Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, to be sentenced. Despite having ordered the death of John the Baptist, Herod's reaction is to ridicule Jesus for a time, and then to pass him right back to Pilate. The result of Herod's apparent assent to Pilate's jurisdiction over Jesus is said to have brought about a truce between the two men in Luke 23:12. For other uses, see Galilee (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Map of the southern Levant, c. ... Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros) was an ancient leader (tetrarch, meaning ruler of a quarter) of Galilee and Perea. ... Herod the Great. ... St. ...

This event, along with the "vote" between Barabbas and Jesus, and taken with the fact that it was the Jewish Sanhedrin who had brought Jesus before Pilate in the first place, would seem to illustrate that Jesus was something of a political hot potato whom everyone from the leaders of the Temple hierarchy, to the Romans, to the Hebrew aristocracy would just as soon be rid of, but whom no one wanted to take the actual responsibility for killing. For the tractate in the Mishnah, see Sanhedrin (tractate). ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ...

If Pilate did not offer a choice between Jesus and another person, several possible explanations for the origin of such a story have been offered by a number of scholars.

Were Barabbas and Jesus the same person?

The name Barabbas is composed of two elements: bar, meaning "son of", and Abba.

Abba has been found as a personal name in a first century burial at Giv'at ha-Mivtar and Abba also appears as a personal name frequently in the Gemara section of the Talmud, dating from 200-400.^[11] This would mean that Barabbas was the son of one named Abba. The Talmud (Hebrew: ) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. ...

Abba also means "father" in Aramaic. Jesus sometimes referred to God as "father;" Jesus' use of the Aramaic word Abba survives untranslated (in most English translations) in Mark 14:36. In the gospels, Jesus rarely refers to himself as "son of God" and never refers to himself as "son of the father."^[12]. However, some scholars like Michael Magee^[13] and Mary Whitehouse^[14] speculate that "bar-Abbâ" could refer to Jesus himself as "son of the father". Aramaic is a Semitic language with a four-thousand year history. ...

Hyam Maccoby and some other scholars have averred that Jesus was known as "bar-Abba", because of his custom of addressing God as 'Abba' in prayer, and referring to God as Abba in his preaching. It follows that when the Jewish crowd clamored before Pontius Pilate to "free Bar Abba" they could have meant Jesus. Anti-Semitic elements in the Christian church, the argument goes, altered the narrative to make it appear that the demand was for the freedom of somebody else (a brigand or insurrectionist) named "Barabbas". This was in, the theory goes, part of the tendency to shift the blame for the Crucifixion towards the Jews and away from the Romans. (See Hyam Maccoby, Revolution in Judea.) This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Pilate redirects here. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... For other senses of this word, see outlaw (disambiguation). ... Look up rebellion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). ...

Maccoby identifies Paul of Tarsus for this shifting of blame in The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention Of Christianity, which explains extensively why it was necessary to appease Roman sentiment prior to Constantine I's Edict of Milan (Edict of Tolerance) in 313, which legalized Christianity. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[2] (27 February c. ... The Edict of Milan was a letter that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire. ...

The appeasing of Roman sentiment was, Maccoby suggests, confined to the matters of the blame for Crucifixion and over Jesus' "true" mission in life. Maccoby argues that Jesus was an anti-Roman revolutionary and that Paul, who had never met Jesus during his life-time, disagreed strongly with Jesus' actual followers over what Jesus' mission was.

In his role of Apostle to the Gentiles, Paul absolved Rome of any blame for the crucifixion so that new Roman converts could more easily accept the miracle of Jesus' resurrection with no guilt for the murder that made it possible. For a Roman convert to accept that Jesus was the messiah he would also be accepting that Rome killed God's only son - so Paul shifted the blame on to the Jews, and the Barabbas/Pilate story and, more famously, the Judas myth, were used as blame shifting tactics to get new recruits to Paul's newly formed religion.

Benjamin Urrutia, co-author with Guy Davenport of The Logia of Yeshua: The Sayings of Jesus agrees with Maccoby and others who aver that Yeshua Bar Abba or Jesus Barabbas must be none other than Jesus of Nazareth, and that the choice between two prisoners is a fiction. However, Urrutia opposes the notion that Jesus may have either led or planned a violent insurrection. Jesus was a strong advocate of "turning the other cheek" - which means not submission but strong and courageous, though nonviolent, defiance and resistance. Jesus, in this view, must have been the planner and leader of the Jewish nonviolent resistance to Pilate's plan to set up Roman Eagle standards on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The story of this successful resistance is told by Josephus — who, curiously, does not say who was the leader, but does tell of Pilate's crucifixion of Jesus just two paragraphs later in a passage whose authenticity is heavily disputed. (See article Josephus on Jesus, in particular the section "Arabic Version." This version seems to be free of the postulated Christian interpolations, but still makes it clear that Pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.) Benjamin Urrutia (1950-), international author and scholar, was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. ... The cover of Apples and Pears by Guy Davenport Guy Mattison Davenport (November 23, 1927 – January 4, 2005) was an American writer, translator, painter, illustrator, intellectual, and teacher. ... The Logia of Yeshua by Guy Davenport and Benjamin Urrutia, published by Counterpoint, is a compendion of canonical and extracanonical sayings of Jesus that are considered authentic by most New Testament scholars. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Temple Mount A reconstruction of Herods Temple in Jerusalem. ... A fanciful representation of Flavius Josephus, in an engraving in William Whistons translation of his works Josephus (37 – sometime after 100 CE),[1] who became known, in his capacity as a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus,[2] was a 1st-century Jewish historian and apologist of priestly and... This article is part of the Jesus and history series of articles. ...

A different interpretation is that the story derives from the Jewish crowd (many of whom may have been among those who had hailed Jesus as a king perhaps less than a week earlier) calling out for the freedom of the man who referred to the Jewish God as "father" and referred to himself as "son-of the father" (bar-Abba in Aramaic) — namely, Jesus himself. Pilate refused their pleas (and likely would have been disciplined by his superiors in Rome, if he did not punish both insurrectionists and those who claimed to be king of the Jews). Later, when people who did not understand Aramaic retold the story, they still included the petition for freedom, but bar-Abbas became a separate person - incidentally thus making the Romans less culpable, and the Jews more so.^[15]

Further interpretations, most notably by Doctor Michael Magee^[16], along these same lines raise questions about how much difference there was between Jesus and an insurrectionist. In the gospels, shortly after being hailed as a king by the Jews, Jesus caused a commotion in the Jewish temple by overturning tables and swinging a lash (mentioned only in John) at people. Soon afterwards and just shortly before his arrest, the gospels have Jesus telling his apostles to sell their cloaks and buy swords(Luke 22:36) — and at least one sword turns up in the hands of Peter (named only in John) in the Garden of Gethsemane. Insurrection could refer to: * in a general sense, it means Rebellion * it is also a title of a Star Trek film, see Star Trek: Insurrection ... The Garden of Gethsemane. ...

Arthur Drews, a German Hegelian philosopher, in his books Christ Myth (1924) and Legend of Peter (1924), argued that first-century Christianity was a social ethical movement which needed no founder to explain its rise. A long standing feature of the Semitic world was an annual sacrifice of a "Son of the Father" — Barabbas, originally called Jesus Barabbas.^[17].^[18] Of course, in the Hebrew Bible and in Judaism in general, human sacrifice is strongly condemned. Because of this and many other aspects of Drews' research, including his attempt to discredit Christianity in favor of a national Germanic religion (i.e. Nazism), most of Drews' research and views are held suspect by the academic community, though he remains a significant source among some of those who argue that Jesus was a mythical creation as opposed to an historical figure. Arthur Drews [pronounced drefs] (November 1, 1865, Uetersen, Holstein - July 19, 1935, Illenau bei Bühl, Baden) was a German philosopher, writer and important representative of German Monist thought. ... Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (IPA: ) (August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher and, with Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, one of the representatives of German idealism. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... The Jesus-Myth is a historical theory usually associated with a skeptical position on the historicity of Jesus, which claims that Jesus did not exist as an historical figure. ... This article is about the veracity of Jesus existence. ...

A possible parable

This practice of releasing a prisoner is said by Magee and others to be an element in a literary creation of Mark, who needed to have a contrast to the true "son of the father" in order to set up an edifying contest, in a form of parable. An interpretation, using modern reader response theory, suggests no petition for the release of Barabbas need ever have happened at all, and that the contrast between Barabbas and Jesus is a parable meant to draw the reader (or hearer) of the gospel into the narrative so that they must choose whose revolution, the violent insurgency of Barabbas or the challenging gospel of Jesus, is truly from the Father.^[19].^[20] // For a comparison of parable with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... // For a comparison of parable with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. ... Gospel, from the Old English good tidings is a calque of Greek () used in the New Testament (see Etymology below). ...

If this interpretation is true, it means that the fictitious division of Yeshua Bar Abba (Jesus Barabbas) into two different people was already made in the hypothesized Aramaic texts, before the Greek Gospels were written.^[21].^[22]

Dennis R. MacDonald, in the The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark, notes that a similar episode to the one that occurs in Mark- of a crowd picking one figure over another figure similar to the other occurred in The Odyssey, where Odysseus entered the palace disguised as a beggar and defeated a real beggar to reclaim his throne^[23]. MacDonald suggests Mark borrowed from this section of The Odyssey and used it to pen the Barabbas tale, only this time Jesus- the protagonist- loses to highlight the cruelness of Jesus' persecutors^[24]. However, this theory too is rejected by mainstream scholars. ^[25] Odysseus and Nausicaä - by Charles Gleyre For other uses, see Odyssey (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Odysseus (disambiguation). ...

It has also been suggested that Barabbas was an allegory for humanity. In this theory, the freeing of Barabbas represents the redemption of humanity from the original sin of Adam, "Son of the Father," through the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. If this is correct, it might suggest that the appellation "Jesus Barabbas" was simply an error made by a scribe who was ignorant of the actual allegorical significance of the narrative.[1] Original Sin redirects here. ... For other uses, see Adam (disambiguation). ...

Other uses of "Barabbas"

• Barabbas (1928): Play by avant-garde Belgian dramatist Michel De Ghelderode.
• Barabbas (1950): A novel by Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1951.
• Barabbas (1962): Epic film starring Anthony Quinn, based on Lagerkvist's book.
• Monty Python's film Life of Brian (1979) features a comic scene with Pontius Pilate having a speech impediment, and asking the crowd if they want him, instead of "Bwian", to "Welease... Woger".
• Isabel Allende's novel House of the Spirits (1982) features the family dog named Barabbas.
• Barabbas (1999 - 2003): Orlando, Florida progressive rock trio.
• Give Us Barabbas (2004): Album by American rock band Masters of Reality
• The Passion of the Christ (2004): In this controversial film, written, produced and directed by Mel Gibson, Barabbas is described by Pontius Pilate as a "notorious murderer," for which there is little evidence in text. Matthew 27:16 describes Barabbas simply as "notorious," and Luke 23: 19 even implies that his crimes may have been political (noting that he "had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)". He is further portrayed as mad, for which there is no textual evidence whatsoever. Collectively, these editorial choices on the part of the film maker have the net effect of making Barabbas' release more craven than text would support.
• Arsis' song "Worship Depraved" (2004) contains the lyrics: "Let Mary sleep forever. Sordid dreams, she must be bound. Once faithful followers scream: "Set Barabbas free!""
• The Jewish main character of Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta is named "Barabas", a reference to the biblical character.

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References

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External links

• John Dominic Crossan, "Crowd control": identity, purpose and size of "the crowd" in Mark and its adapted purposes in Luke and John, on the occasion of the Mel Gibson film of 2004.
• More on the interpretation that Jesus and Barabbas were the same person
• Why Barabbas Was Released Instead of Jesus