How did Barabbas feel?

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I was just watching the Passion of the Christ and got to the part where they released Barabbas.

Barabbas was pretty happy, and took a moment to mock the guards who had been holding chains around his neck only moments before, before he danced joyfully into the crowd. I thought, “wow, he is really, really happy.”

Now he was a murderer, but what must it have felt like to be released from prison like that? Is that not a direct metaphor for the kind of freedom from the grip of sin and death that Jesus gave us by giving His own life for all of us sinners? When they freed him so they could kill Jesus, I also wonder what Jesus was thinking as He looked on.

What must it be like to have been Barabbas? How does that compare with the experiences we have of being released from the clutches of hell, that our faith in Jesus gives us today?

Alan
 
Yeah, I think you nailed it. Sometimes I feel like a Barabbas.
 
Geez Alan…that’s weird. I mean you “got it”. Sometimes I amaze myself…self entertain that is.
 
In case anyone wants to see the movie portrayal I’m watching, the scene starts around 47:40 at this link: The Passion of the Christ

Be careful. It is graphic and brutal. Watch at your own decision.

Alan
 
Did you know that Barabbas’ name means “son of the father?”
 
LegoGE1947 said:
I often wondered what happened to Barabbas after he was released?
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There is a great movie starring Anthony Quinn as Barabbas. I do not know how much is Hollywood and how much is historical. But I remember he played the character portrayed as humbled and tormented. Watch it-- if you can find it. 👍
 
It would be nigh to impossible to know precisely what happened to Barabbas after his release, as it is only by very small scraps of archaeological evidence that we have confirmed the existence of Jesus and John the Baptist (besides the rich trove of literary evidence in the form of the Bible).

However, I think that is an interesting analogy to raise. Often, when people (including myself) hear or read the Barabbas story they just say, “Stupid jews, why did they release him?” But I think there is more to be had from it.
 
fastenatingguy said:
There is a great movie starring Anthony Quinn as Barabbas. I do not know how much is Hollywood and how much is historical. But I remember he played the character portrayed as humbled and tormented. Watch it-- if you can find it. 👍
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Read the original novel by Pär Lagerkvist. Excellent.
 
fastenatingguy said:
There is a great movie starring Anthony Quinn as Barabbas. I do not know how much is Hollywood and how much is historical. But I remember he played the character portrayed as humbled and tormented. Watch it-- if you can find it. 👍
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That is a great movie!! Available to rent on Instant Video on Amazon or to buy. I remember being very touched by that movie as a youngster.

I couldn’t watch the scourging scene of The Passion of Christ. Way too brutal for me. But I’m sure that it’s more true to life than the other depictions of it. When I think of how bad times are these days, I think back to what it must have been like then. Wow.
 
Christmastwin said:
That is a great movie!! Available to rent on Instant Video on Amazon or to buy. I remember being very touched by that movie as a youngster.

I couldn’t watch the scourging scene of The Passion of Christ. Way too brutal for me. But I’m sure that it’s more true to life than the other depictions of it. When I think of how bad times are these days, I think back to what it must have been like then. Wow.
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On “The Vortex” with Michael Voris, he is doing a series of programs from a former Communist prison camp in Romania. What the Communists did to Catholic priests sounds pretty gruesome and especially when you consider that Communism fell just two decades ago.
prhttp://www.churchmilitant.tv/free/index.php?vidID=vort-2012-07-31 “Romanian Catholic Martyrs”
 
PrincepsAuguste said:
It would be nigh to impossible to know precisely what happened to Barabbas after his release, as it is only by very small scraps of archaeological evidence that we have confirmed the existence of Jesus and John the Baptist (besides the rich trove of literary evidence in the form of the Bible).

However, I think that is an interesting analogy to raise. Often, when people (including myself) hear or read the Barabbas story they just say, “Stupid jews, why did they release him?” But I think there is more to be had from it.
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Who knows but what he may have been more brutalized by the Jews than he might have been by the Romans?:eek: Sort of like stepping from the frying pan into the fire!
 
LegoGE1947 said:
Who knows but what he may have been more brutalized by the Jews than he might have been by the Romans?:eek: Sort of like stepping from the frying pan into the fire!
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Either way he was freed, not by Pilate or the crowds, but by the Lords sacrifice and authority over it.
 
anjoh66 said:
Are you from Sweden?
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No, but I can understand why you would ask that question! I hardly ever run across a non-Swede who has read him. Maybe Barabbas, a slight possibility for The Dwarf, but hardly ever The Death Of Ahasuersus or The Holy Land etc.

Over the years, I’ve read many of his books in English translation, most of which I found in second-hand bookstores back in the 90s. Not easy to find him, for much is out of print. Though it’s easier now to find used copies via the internet, it doesn’t have the same thrill of the hunt.
 
Rejoice_Always said:
No, but I can understand why you would ask that question! I hardly ever run across a non-Swede who has read him. Maybe Barabbas, a slight possibility for The Dwarf, but hardly ever The Death Of Ahasuersus or The Holy Land etc.

Over the years, I’ve read many of his books in English translation, most of which I found in second-hand bookstores back in the 90s. Not easy to find him, for much is out of print. Though it’s easier now to find used copies via the internet, it doesn’t have the same thrill of the hunt.
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I see, well also i was asking because you could print our special character of Ä, which doesnt exist in any other language as far as i know.
 
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