[B-Greek] Barabbas, son of a father

Sam Lamerson SLamerson at knoxseminary.edu
Sat Mar 21 13:17:46 EDT 2009


I am not sure that this is the place to discuss this issue, but you should also not miss the textual variant that names Barabbas as the son of Jesus.

Tolle Lege,
 
Sam
 
Samuel Lamerson
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Subject: [B-Greek] Barabbas, son of a father

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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