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have led some modern scholars to argue that the counter-intuitive similarity of the two men's names is evidence of its historicity. They doubt a Christian writer would invent a similar name for a criminal, practically equating Christ with a criminal, if he were fictionalizing the story for a
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strongly believes that the story lacks credibility, as it is not in Pontius Pilate's character to release an insurrectionist for the Jews, as well as commenting that the name Barabbas "son of the father" is interestingly similar to Jesus's role as the son of God.
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seems to refer to this passage of Matthew in claiming that it must be a corruption, as no sinful man ever bore the name "Jesus" and argues for its exclusion from the text. He however does not account for the high priest
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argued that the Gospels' narratives about Barabbas cannot be considered historical, but that it is probable that a prisoner referred to as Barabbas (
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Matthew refers to Barabbas only as a "notorious prisoner". Mark and Luke further refer to Barabbas as one involved in a στάσις (
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argue in favor of the historicity of the Passover pardon narrative, quoting evidence of such pardons from
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and make further claims that such a custom was a mere narrative invention of the Bible's writers.
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Jesus of Nazareth: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection. Holy week. Part two
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The custom of releasing prisoners in Jerusalem at Passover is known to theologians as the
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Merritt, Robert L. (March 1985). "Jesus (the nazarene) Barabbas and the Paschal Pardon".
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and Horace Abram Rigg, have contended that Barabbas and Jesus were the same person.
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on the Jews, and thereby to justify antisemitism – an interpretation known as
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Of the two larger categories in which transmitted versions of this name fall
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seems to emphasise Bar-rhabban as composed of two elements in line with a
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This article is about the biblical figure Barabbas. For other uses, see
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the Roman governor would release a prisoner of the crowd's choice;
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Contemporaries combining insurrection and murder in this way were
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there was a prevailing Passover custom in Jerusalem that allowed
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because it has historically been used to lay the blame for the
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The Bible and Its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons
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has been found as a personal name in a 1st-century burial at
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The story of Barabbas has played a role in historical
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There exist several versions of this figure's name in
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always employs when talking about Revolutionaries".
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