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    A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus (Wicked Men and Women in the Bible)
    A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus (Wicked Men and Women in the Bible)
    A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus (Wicked Men and Women in the Bible)
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    A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus (Wicked Men and Women in the Bible)

    By Robert Alan King

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    A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus from the series Wicked Men and Women in the Bible by Robert Alan King is a book with over 6,500 words. King explores what the Bible tells us about Barabbas in order to come to a better understanding of who he was and who he was not. The book also takes a look at the real Barabbas instead of wandering lost in the lore of modern thought that has resulted in fanciful stories about him in books and movies as some nationalistic zealot concerned about the welfare of Israel.

    King also examines him as the notorious robber that he really was within the historical context of his life to understand how Barabbas lived based on the socioeconomic conditions of his time. There is also an analysis of crucial Greek words used in the Bible that are relevant to identifying the authentic Barabbas and the real nature of the crime that resulted in his arrest and incarceration. This biography will allow the reader to replace the Barabbas myth with biblical fact. And though this book will help the reader learn more about Barabbas, it will also provide thoughtful insights on several critical choices we all must make as human beings.

    Robert Alan King is an ordained minister through Calvary Chapel.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Alan King
    Release dateAug 29, 2013
    ISBN9781301143887
    A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus (Wicked Men and Women in the Bible)
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    Robert Alan King

    Robert Alan King is an ordained minister through Calvary Chapel who has written numerous theological and inspirational articles for a variety of publications, including Advocate, The Church Herald & Holiness Banner, Companions, The Priest, Proclaim, Pulpit Helps, Vista, War Cry, and Decision Magazine. He also has authored numerous printed books and dozens of eBooks.King has a Master of Arts Degree Sum Cum Laude in Psychology from Touro University Worldwide with an 4.0 institutional GPA, a Bachelor of Science Degree Cum Laude in Bible and Theology from Lee University with an 4.0 institutional GPA, and an Associate of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Science from Coastline Community College. He has a total of at least 256 units of education from universities, seminaries or colleges. This includes at least 130 units of Bible and theology related classes from Lee University, Calvary Chapel Bible College, and Chafer Theological Seminary.

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      A Biography of Barabbas - Robert Alan King

      A Biography of Barabbas: The Robber the Jews Chose Instead of Jesus

      from the series

      Wicked Men and Women in the Bible

      By Robert Alan King

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 by King & Associates. All Rights Reserved.

      Published by King & Associates, Casa Grande, Arizona.

      For a complete catalog of books and publications by Robert Alan King, visit BibleCommentator.com. This site also provides you with news on his upcoming titles. In addition, you can read many other articles by King on a wide variety of biblical issues.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Barabbas the Robber

      Robbers in Israel

      Insurrection or Riot?

      Barabbas Set Free

      The Early Church Fathers

      Conclusion

      Footnotes

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      Introduction

      This book will explore what the Bible tells us about Barabbas in order to come to a better understanding of who he was and who he was not. Though we do not know the specifics of his birth or his death, there is quite a bit we can determine about him based on the information provided in the Gospels when placed in its proper historical context. We will also take a look at the real Barabbas instead of wandering lost in the lore of modern thought that has resulted in the development of fanciful stories about him in books and movies as some nationalistic zealot concerned about the welfare of Israel.

      This transformation of Barabbas from a violent robber into a patriotic revolutionary has arisen primarily because of a contemporary misunderstanding of how specific Greek words are being used in the biblical text coupled with a remote distance in time from the historical context of Israel under Roman occupation in the days of Jesus. Because of this, we will examine some of the crucial Greek words used in the Bible that are relevant to identifying who he was and the real nature of his crime. We will then explore the historical context of his life to understand how Barabbas lived based on the socioeconomic conditions of his time.

      Due to the importance of this biography in correctly understanding the meaning of two crucial Greek nouns, this work will contain much more technical information than I might normally utilize. However, I have tried to place a lot of that data in the footnotes

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