Jesus Barabbas
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Jesus Barabbas is the insurrectionist and prisoner mentioned in the New Testament whom the crowd chose to release instead of Jesus of Nazareth before the crucifixion.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament person
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biblical figure ⓘ insurrectionist ⓘ prisoner ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
insurrection
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murder ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Passover pardon custom
ⓘ
trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| chosenBy | crowd in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| detainedAt | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Roman authorities ⓘ |
| historicStatus | historicity debated by scholars ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Aramaic ⓘ |
| literaryRole | contrast figure to Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of John
NERFINISHED
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Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | son of the father ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Barabbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | notorious prisoner in the gospels ⓘ |
| releasedBy | Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedInsteadOf | Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedOnOccasionOf | Passover festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | illustrates choice between two figures named Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | prisoner released instead of Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ |
| sourceType | canonical gospel narrative ⓘ |
| textualVariant |
other manuscripts call him simply "Barabbas"
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some manuscripts of Matthew call him "Jesus Barabbas" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.