The “Give us Barabbas” meme is clearly intended as a jab at voters who opted for a repugnant leader over presumably far better options. But such framing calls to mind the same judgments embedded in ...

“Give us Barabbas!” they shouted (John 18:40). So who was this man, Barabbas? As we hear in Mark 15:7, he was apparently an insurrectionist, an anti-Roman revolutionary, and had killed someone ...

"Give Us Barabbas” — an illustration from “The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons,” edited by Charles F. Horne and Julius A. Bewer, published in 1910.

Give us Barabbas!” (John 18:40)—as Jesus tearfully predicted it would (Luke 19:41–44). But the Prince of Peace will enjoy vindication—not least through the mouths of Roman soldiers, ...

“Give Us Barabbas!’ and Other Proportional Responses to the Nuclear Option. By Emma Roller. Nov 21, 2013 6:01 PM.