Barabbas is due to die for his sins, and he deserves to. Yet without doing anything to merit mercy, he discovers that Jesus is going to die instead. Having awoken on Friday morning expecting ...

Take one notorious example in Matthew 27.16-17: is it to be Barabbas, or Jesus Barabbas? Barabbas has the forename Jesus only in Codex Koridethi and a few other ancient New Testament manuscripts: just ...

How long, O Lord, how long until we see thy face ... Pilate asks the Jews which one he should release—Barabbas or Jesus. Stirred up by the chief priests and the elders, the crowd bays for ...

In the New Testament of the Bible, Barabbas is a prisoner who was chosen by the crowd over Jesus to be released by Pontius ...

And this time, it came down to a vote. Pilate presented a choice between two candidates: “Jesus who is called the Messiah” and Barabbas, a known criminal and murderer who tried to save his ...

These eight points illustrate how John presents Jesus as the true Passover Lamb and the fulfillment of the Exodus story. 1. Barabbas and the cross as a vicarious sacrifice All four gospels link ...

Regarding the juxtaposition of Jesus and Barabbas and the theological significance of the choice placed before the crowd, I have already written in some detail in Part One of this book (pp.

even when given a choice to free Jesus or Barabbas, followed by Jesus carrying the cross and being hung on it to die. Ensley nonprofit to ‘mentor youth’ caught selling alcohol without a ...