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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament person
biblical figure
insurrectionist
prisoner
accusedOf insurrection
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
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"
some manuscripts of Matthew call him "Jesus Barabbas" NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1st century CE

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Barabbas alsoKnownAs Jesus Barabbas