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Apr 14, 2022 · He noticed that in Matthew 27:17, in the clause, ‘Who do you want me to release to you, Barabbas or Jesus’ the last two letters of ‘to you’ form the standard abbreviation used for ‘Jesus’. The name ‘Jesus’ was one of the words consistently abbreviated by writing only the first and last letter (s), one of the so-called nomina sacra.
What does the name Barabbas mean? In Hebrew, the name Barabbas can be split into two words: bar meaning “son of” and abbas meaning “father”. While Barabbas’ name literally means “son of the father”, Jesus Christ was the true and literal “Son of God the Father.”. It is interesting to note that some Bible versions refer to ...
They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!”. Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising. But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.) They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!”. Now Barabbas was a robber. “Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now ...
This article examines the textual arguments offered for and against the reading Jesus Barabbas in Matthew 27.16–17. While siding with the position that the longer reading, Jesus Barabbas, stood in the original text of Matthew's Gospel, this article argues against the tendency of scholars to deduce from the longer reading that a historical figure called ‘Jesus’ with the patronymic ...
Jesus is “Barabbas, the Son of the Father.”. As lost sinners, separated from God, we were “Barabbas, son of nobody.”. Interestingly, church tradition suggests that Barabbas was only a title, and that this notorious prisoner’s given name was “Jesus.”. Early church leaders, such as Origen, was one such who claimed that Barabbas was ...
Apr 21, 2011 · One of the most striking depictions of Barabbas and Jesus comes from a man named George Tinworth who in the 1870s produced a terra cotta relief called The Release of Barabbas. Pilate stands in the middle washing his hands of the whole sordid mess. To Pilate’s left is Jesus, hands bound, being led away to be crucified.
Jan 12, 2024 · Barabbas, the "son of the father," or Jesus, the Son of the Father—our decision echoes through eternity. May we, like the prodigal son, turn away from rebellion and choose the embrace of the loving Father, accepting the gift of grace through His ultimate sacrifice on the cross. The choice is ours, echoing the words of Joshua, "Choose this day ...
