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Did Pontius Pilate actually offer up a man named Barabbas in place of Jesus or is it a mistranslation?
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It is most unlikely that Pontius Pilate would have offerred to free a prisoner for the Jewish Passover. John Shelby Spong (Jesus for the NonReligious) says that in his research, Spong has been able to find no evidence that there was a custom of releasing a prisoner at that time. He says the original crucifixion story could have been related to a Jewish tradition at Yom Kippur. One lamb or goat was killed for our sins and one had the sins of the people symbolically transferred to him, after which he was chased away.
This means it was not so much a mistranslation, but a literary creation in the first New Testament gospel, Mark's Gospel. Mark simply transferred the imagery from the Yom Kippur festival and applied it to the trial of Jesus in the Passover season. Jesus and Barabbas represented the two sheep of the Jewish tradition, one of which must be released and the other must be sacrificed. By releasing Barabbas, the Jews chose the wrong 'scapegoat'.
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Who is Pontius Pilate and Barabbas?
Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea at the time of Jesus' ministry and Barabbas was a convicted murder. Pilate offered to release either Jesus or Barabbas assuming the crowd would respond reasonably and ask for Jesus' release. The mob chose Barabbas, and they called for Jesus to be crucified (Luke 23).
Which two men did Pontius Pilate offer to the people to choose for crucifixion?
The gospels say that Pontius Pilate asked the Jews to choose between Barabbas and Jesus. Since Barabbas means 'Son of the Father', the gospel story portrays the choice as between one Son of the Father (Barabbas) and another Son of the Father (Jesus). By means of a play on words, we learn that the Jews chose the wrong Son of the Father.
Who killed barabbas?
The New Testament does not specifically list who Barabbas killed. It is only mentioned that he was a criminal and murderer freed in exchange for Jesus's arrest.
What was the reason Pontius Pilate executed Jesus?
It wasn't Pilate who wanted to accuse Christ. He gave the people a choice: they could let Christ go and crucify a murderer, Barabbas, or they could release Barabbas into the general public and crucify Christ. The crowd decided to release Barabbas and kill Christ. Pilate actually washed his hands after, to show that the blood of Christ was on his hands, but on the hands of the people.
Why was Barabas freed from crime?
Barabbas was the unwitting beneficiary of a failed attempt by Pontius Pilate to negotiate the release of Jesus of Nazareth with the angry crowd in his judgment hall. If Pilate's gambit had worked, Barabbas would have been hanged on the cross instead of Jesus. But, given a choice between executing the insurrectionist and murderer Barabbas, or the law abiding miracle worker Jesus, the crowd chose the miracle worker, and Pilate was forced to reluctantly comply. Barabbas was freed.
Who was the roman official who tried Jesus and sentenced?
Pontius Pilote
Who was crucified by Pontius Pilate?
Jesus and two robbers were crucified by Pontius Pilate.
Was Pontius Pilate married?
Yes Pontius Pilate was married, as it was his wife who told him not to have anything to do with Jesus.
Who was pontius Pilate emperor?
Pilate was not Emperor, he was Governor.
What was pontius pilate's role as leader?
The role of Pontius Pilate role as a leader at that time was, that he was a governor of that province.
What roman official who tried Jesus and ordered his execution was?
It was not the Roman Emperor but Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, who ordered this. The emperor only participated in that it was his authority that was used, although the Jewish enemies of Jesus used 'loyalty to Caesar' as a point of clever political leverage on Pilate to make him hand Jesus over.
Who played Pontius Pilate in the movie Jesus of Nazareth?
Jesus of Nazareth, 1977 : Rod Steiger was Pontius Pilate .
