Barabbas

Free Barabbas, engraving of 1910.

Barabbas is a character in the New Testament. It is presented in the Gospels as a prisoner in the crowd demanded the release rather than Jesus.

The name of Barabbas appears several times in the Gospels. Especially in Matthew (chapter 27), Mark (chapter 15) and Luke (Chapters 23 and 18). Some of the manuscripts prnomment Jesus ^{Symbolism and subsequent use}

The etymological meaning of the name Barabbas is the son of the father (bar Aramaic : son of, and Abba, Father). The final "s" is a registered genitive Greek.

Pilate gave the people the choice together to save Barabbas or Jesus and the people chose Barabbas pardon. This story of the New Testament, referring to the Jews responsible for the crucifixion , has been used for antisemitic purposes by providing a basis for accusations of deicide people .

The character in art

Music

• Jesus oder Barabbas? Of Antal Dorati , melodrama for narrator, chorus and orchestra with a libretto by Frigyes Karinthy Command established in Budapest on 10 December 1987 (approx. 15 min.).

• "Barabbas" is also the name of a song by George Chelon

Roman

• 1950 : Barabbas by Pr Lagerkvist ( Nobel Prize for Literature in 1951 )

Filmography

• 1919 : Barabbas , film series of Louis Feuillade
• 1961 : Barabbas : Italian-American film of Richard Fleischer with Anthony Quinn in the role of Barabbas, according to the previous novel.

Theatre

• 2008 : Barabbas in the Passion of Martin Giguere, play in 7 tables created by the Thtre du Faux Chest (Chicoutimi (Quebec, Canada)).

Popular culture

• In Quebec , the story of Barabbas has given birth to the phrase "known as Barabbas in the Passion " .

See also

• Deicide people

Notes

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