There is a predictable and highly enjoyable movie plot where the lead character takes center stage and gathers his or her team as the action unfolds. We see this in the Gospels time and again. I ...

Another triumph for Barabbas is the fact that Jesus isn’t a lofty hunk — though he only makes cameo appearances, Marco Foschi is perfectly cast as a plain man who seems, for once, human in his ...

A preacher urging voter turnout invoked the biblical tale of Jesus and Barabbas. But a close look at that story reveals that the choice is not as clear as it first seems.

Jesus and Barabbas Jesus were both Jewish political prisoners of Rome – and for the same reason – opposition to Roman occupation of Palestine. They were both motivated by their Jewish faith.

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Writing of this tragic moral choice in his book Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week, Pope Benedict XVI observed that it serves as a metaphor not only for the moment but for the ages: “Again and again ...

Barabbas or Christ? In this last election, the “Christian Right” chose Barabbas the Insurrectionist contrary to the teachings of Jesus. And deep down in their souls they know this is ...

Barabbas was mentioned in all four of the gospels of the New Testament. I chose the story recorded by St. Matthew from the King James Version for this telling. Matthew 27:15-26 (KJV): “Now at ...

In that moment, Barabbas walked away, his shackles removed, a free man. But his freedom came at a cost—Jesus took his place. This is the very essence of what Christ did for all of us.

The Gospel writers are actually trying to communicate here (as also with the Barabbas episode in Mark 15:6-14) that Jesus was mistakenly crucified as a violent zealot against the Roman occupiers ...