In his novel, Barabbas(1950), Swedish novelist and Nobel Prize Laureate, Pär Lagerqvist grabs ahold of that brief mention of an infamous character and builds it into a powerful retelling of Barabbas’ life. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him….Ģ1 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.Ģ2 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.
We read about him in Matthew 27:15-26:ġ5 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. In the gospel telling of Jesus’ journey to the cross, one small character catches our attention for an instant and then disappears from the rest of the biblical account.
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