[B-Greek] Barabbas, son of a father

ronmacy at juno.com ronmacy at juno.com
Sat Mar 21 09:48:09 EDT 2009


Greetings,

I was thinking about a pre-Easter sermon and looking at the release of Barabbas by Pilate. 

I was wondering about the meaning of Barabbas. One dictionary has the meaning as "son of a father." It struck me that it might suggest one who is illegitimate. I was thinking of the contrast between Barabbas (who's your daddy?) and Jesus (the Christ, the son of David). 

Is there any possiblity to this meaning or am I just seeing it through smoke and mirrors?

Thanks,
Ron Macy
Pastor DeKalb (IL) Advent Christian Church
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